Status - Key Documents - Submissions - Public Briefing and Public Hearings - Contact

On 13 May 2026 the Legislative Assembly referred the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 (Serial 67) to the Legislative Scrutiny Committee for inquiry and report in accordance with clause (3)(b) of the Committee's Terms of Reference by 8 July 2026.

Status

Submissions published.

Public Hearings scheduled for 4 and 5 June 2026.

Key Documents

Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 (Serial 67)
Explanatory Statement

Submissions

Submissions due Friday 22 May 2026

Submission No. 1 - Julie Allen
Submission No. 2 - Caroline Stafford
Submission No. 3 - Sally Gearin
Submission No. 4 - Not for publication 
Submission No. 5 - Katerina and Graeme Tidswell
Submission No. 6 - Alexander Mulligan
Submission No. 7 - Keith Gregory - Guardians of Earth Foundation
Submission No. 7a - Keith Gregory - Guardians of Earth Foundation
Submission No. 8 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 9 - NT Anti-Discrimination Commission
Submission No. 10 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 11 - Marthakal Homelands and Resource Centre Aboriginal Corporation
Submission No. 12 - Roisin Prunty
Submission No. 13 - Dr Sophia Nicolades
Submission No. 14 - Olivia Ellis
Submission No. 15 - Susan Bamberger
Submission No. 16 - Stephen Enciso
Submission No. 17 - Dr Matthew Jennings
Submission No. 18 - Palm Tree OT
Submission No. 19 - Justin Tutty
Submission No. 20 - Elizabeth Creed
Submission No. 21 - Human Rights Law Centre
Submission No. 22 - Katherine West Health Board Aboriginal Corporation
Submission No. 23 - CREATE Foundation
Submission No. 24 - Foster and Kinship Carers Association NT
Submission No. 25 - Yeyekerte Aboriginal Corporation
Submission No. 26 - Community Restorative Centre
Submission No. 27 - Dr Richard Fejo
Submission No. 28 - Catholic Church of the Diocese of Darwin
Submission No. 29 - Maia Bohler
Submission No. 30 - North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA)
Submission No. 31 - Kate Charlwood
Submission No. 32 - Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT)
Submission No. 33 - Joe Horner
Submission No. 34 - Andrew Dawes
Submission No. 35 - Tiwi Land Council
Submission No. 36 - Save the Children and 54 reasons
Submission No. 37 - Jesuit Social Services
Submission No. 38 - National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People
Submission No. 39 - Bravehearts
Submission No. 40 - Office of the Children's Commissioner
Submission No. 41 - OzChild
Submission No. 42 - Hon Chansey Paech MLA
Submission No. 43 - National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)
Submission No. 44 - Australian Christian Lobby
Submission No. 45 - Mikan Aboriginal Corporation
Submission No. 46 - Ellen Pocock
Submission No. 47 - yourtown
Submission No. 48 - Briar Bailey
Submission No. 49 - Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
Submission No. 50 - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Submission No. 51 - Morgan Rickard
Submission No. 52 - ARDS Aboriginal Corporation
Submission No. 53 - Unions NT
Submission No. 54 - Dr Marcia Langton AO and Prof Fiona Stanley
Submission No. 55 - First Nations NGO Alliance and Allies for Children
Submission No. 56 - Office of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Commissioner (QLD)
Submission No. 57 - Samantha Cotton
Submission No. 58 - Dr Steven Roche
Submission No. 59 - Anglicare NT
Submission No. 60 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 61 - Djirra
Submission No. 62 - Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation
Submission No. 63 - Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak
Submission No. 64 - Australian Services Union SA and NT Branch
Submission No. 65 - Grace & Grit Consulting and Training
Submission No. 66 - Northern Territory Mental Health Coalition
Submission No. 67 - Change the Record
Submission No. 68 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 69 - Gina Makrylos
Submission No. 70 - Families Australia
Submission No. 71 - Australian Childhood Foundation
Submission No. 72 - Not for publication
Submission No. 73 - Nayomi Naranpanawa and Kate Lightfoot
Submission No. 74 - Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS)
Submission No. 75 - Justice Reform Initiative
Submission No. 76 - Katerina Athanasiou
Submission No. 77 - Justice and Equity Centre
Submission No. 78 - Central Land Council
Submission No. 79 - Katherine Women's Legal Service
Submission No. 80 - Children's Ground
Submission No. 81 - Lumenia
Submission No. 82 - M. Kay Smith
Submission No. 83 - Fiona Alessi
Submission No. 84 - Phil Walcott
Submission No. 85 - South Australian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People
Submission No. 86 - Elena Gomatos
Submission No. 87 - National Justice Project
Submission No. 88 - Australian Human Rights Commission
Submission No. 89 - Thriving Families SA and the SA Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People
Submission No. 90 - Centre for Innovative Justice
Submission No. 91 - Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Submission No. 92 - Australian Medical Association NT
Submission No. 93 - Jennifer Taylor
Submission No. 94 - Mission Australia
Submission No. 95 - Sarah Wilson
Submission No. 96 - Eliza Palmer
Submission No. 97 - Yiŋiya Guyula MLA
Submission No. 98 - Rhoda Goluŋ, Lulu Guyula and Nyomba Gaṉḏaŋu
Submission No. 99 - Dr Hayley Boxall and others
Submission No. 100 - Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council
Submission No. 101 - First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence
Submission No. 102 - Top End Women’s Legal Service
Submission No. 103 - Tangentyere Family Violence Prevention Division
Submission No. 104 - Acting ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children & Young People Commissioner
Submission No. 105 - CatholicCare NT
Submission No. 106 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 107 - Wangatunga Strong Women
Submission No. 108 - Northern Territory Police Association
Submission No. 109 - Australian Education Union – Northern Territory
Submission No. 110 - Early Childhood Australia
Submission No. 111 - NSW Advocate for Children and Young People and NSW Children’s Guardians
Submission No. 112 - Not for publication 
Submission No. 113 - Catholic Church Wadeye NT
Submission No. 114 - Sally Sievers AO
Submission No. 115 - Central Australian Women’s Legal Service
Submission No. 116 - Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety
Submission No. 117 - Northern Territory Legal Assistance Forum
Submission No. 118 - Dr Ahmad Syahir Mohd Soffi
Submission No. 119 - Australian and New Zealand Children’s Commissioners, Guardians and Advocates
Submission No. 120 - South Australian Guardian for Children and Young People
Submission No. 121 - Australian Lawyers Alliance
Submission No. 122 - Emma Henke and Hannah Gibson
Submission No. 123 - Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney
Submission No. 124 - Vivien Dunn
Submission No. 125 - Yes Please Solutions Inc
Submission No. 126 - Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia
Submission No. 127 - Our Watch
Submission No. 128 - Jewish Health Workers Alliance and Jewish Voices of Inner Sydney
Submission No. 129 - Andrea Myers
Submission No. 130 - SNAICC – National Voice for our Children
Submission No. 131 - Legal Aid NT
Submission No. 132 - Community and Public Sector Union
Submission No. 133 - Antony Sinni
Submission No. 134 - Olivia Conan-Davies
Submission No. 135 - Jake McGovern
Submission No. 136 - Aboriginal Housing Northern Territory
Submission No. 137 - Law Society Northern Territory
Submission No. 138 - 4Rs Network
Submission No. 139 - Jane Lee
Submission No. 140 - Australian Centre for Child Protection
Submission No. 141 - Georgina Gartland and concerned Australians
Submission No. 142 - Christopher Knight
Submission No. 143 - North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service
Submission No. 144 - Derek Dcruz
Submission No. 145 - Danila Dilba on behalf of Darwin Aboriginal Working Group
Submission No. 146 - Ellie Lukin
Submission No. 147 - Royal Darwin Hospital Paediatric Department, Women, Children, Youth
Submission No. 148 - Northern Land Council
Submission No. 149 - Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA)
Submission No. 150 - Not for publication

Public Briefing and Public Hearings

Public Briefing Schedule - 27 May 2026

Public Hearing Schedule - 4 June 2026

Public Hearing Schedule - 5 June 2026

Contact

Committee Secretariat
GPO Box 3721
Darwin NT 0801 
Telephone: (08) 8946 1485
Email: LSC@nt.gov.au