Our submissions 

Submissions made by the Department to Parliamentary committees, Industry bodies and other agencies.

Divisional submissions

Industry Small Business Policy division

• Submissions made to parliamentary inquiries into franchising
• Understanding The Role Of Key Socio-Demographic Characteristics In Labour Force And Industry Employment Outcomes
• Population Ageing and Structural Adjustment
• Migration and the Innovation Agenda

Innovation division 

• Submission to the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Options Paper on Patentable Subject Matter
• Submission to Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Gene Patents
• Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Material) Bill 2010, jointly with IP Australia
• Submission into Food Labelling Law and Policy Review
• Submission to the Health Technology Assessment Review by the Department of Health and Ageing
• Rural RDC Submission to the Productivity Commission
• Submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) consultation, Reforms in the Medical Regulatory Framework

Science division

• DIISR Submission to the House of Representatives Committee on Infrastructure and Communications Inquiry into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network
• DIISR Submission to the House of Representatives Committee on Industry, Science and Innovation Inquiry into Australia's international research collaboration.
• DIISR Submission to the House of Representatives Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Australia's relationship with the Countries of Africa