Pre-election advocacy
Ahead of federal elections and certain state/territory elections, the ALA poses questions to the major and key minor parties on policy areas of particular interest to the ALA's membership. Our pre-election surveys since 2016 can be found below.
New South Wales State Election 2023
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Ahead of the NSW State Election in March 2023, we surveyed the major parties and key minor parties on eight policy areas: (1) Dangerous recreational activity provisions in the Civil Liability Act 2002; (2) Raising the age of criminal responsibility; (3) Discount rates; (4) Trustee and Guardianship fees; (5) Workers compensation and future treatment expenses; (6) NSW Compulsory Third Party (CTP) scheme; (7) Voice to Parliament; and (8) excessive permanent stays in relation to child sexual abuse. Click here to read the ALA NSW State Election 2023 Survey Report. |
Victorian State Election 2022
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Ahead of the Victorian State Election in November 2022, we surveyed the major parties and key minor parties on six policy areas: (1) Common law entitlements for injured Victorians; (2) Raising the age of criminal responsibility; (3) Legislative solutions to inadequate e-scooter insurance protections; (4) Reform needed to help blameless transport workers involved in accidents; (5) Compensation for victims of dog bites or attacks; and (6) Timeframe needed for determining medical services claims. Click here to read the ALA Victorian State Election 2022 Survey Report. |
Federal Election 2022
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In advance of the federal election in May 2022, the ALA surveyed the major parties and key crossbench Senators vying for re-election on five core policies important to our members: (1) The NDIS; (2) A First Nations Voice to Parliament; (3) A Federal Independent Corruption Commission; (4) Human rights protections; and (5) The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. Click here to read the ALA Federal Election 2022 Survey Report. |
Federal Election 2019
Ahead of the federal election in May 2019, the ALA surveyed major parties on nine major policy issues:
(1) Human rights protections; (2) Access to justice — class action proceedings; (3) Access to justice — funding for community legal centres; (4) Insurance and mental illness; (5) Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry; (6) The NDIS; (7) A National Redress Scheme; (8) Comcare; and (9) Work Health and Safety.
Click here to read the ALA Federal Election 2019 survey responses.
Federal Election 2016
In advance of the federal double dissolution election in July 2016, the ALA surveyed parties on six priority issues for our members:
(1) NDIS/NIIS; (2) Comcare; (3) The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse; (4) Insurance and superannuation; (5) Access to justice; and (6) Work health and safety
We outlined our main priorities, ALA policy on those priorities and asked key questions to gauge parties' positions on those priorities.
Click here to read the ALA Federal Election 2016 survey responses.
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