Submissions
Giving businesses the choice to operate as a co-operative or mutual needs the regulatory regimes to fit. The BCCM’s submissions to government inquiries have led to amended legislation for fairer operating conditions, access to capital and grants allocation. These submissions also help educate the wider community on the benefits of co-operatives and mutuals across the economy.
For information on the BCCM’s submissions please contact Karl Coombe.
Featured Submissions
New Aged Care Act Rules consultation – Release 3 – Provider Obligations
Submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care in response to the draft Aged Care Act Rules – Release 3.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Department of Health and Aged Care
Submission Date: 12 Mar 2025
Review into small and medium-sized banks
BCCM response to the issues paper released as part of the review into small and medium-sized banks.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Council of Financial Regulators
Submission Date: 10 Feb 2025
Pre-Budget Submission 2026–2027
The BCCM's pre-budget submission to The Treasury.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Treasury
Submission Date: 30 Jan 2026
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Pre-Budget Submission 2026–2027
The BCCM's pre-budget submission to The Treasury.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Treasury
Submission Date: 30 Jan 2026
Creating sustainable economic growth in rural and regional Australia
The BCCM's submission on creating sustainable economic growth in rural and regional Australia to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth
Submission Date: 16 Jan 2026
Consultation on Identifying Potential New Class Exemptions
The BCCM and Monash Business School recommend, in this joint submission, that the ACCC formally recognise the benefits of co-ops as pro-competitive agents in concentrated markets.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Submission Date: 07 Nov 2025
National Food Security Strategy
The BCCM's submission to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Submission Date: 01 Oct 2025
National Electricity Amendment (Integrated Distribution System Planning) Rule 2026
The BCCM's submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission on a proposed rule change to facilitate more information sharing in the energy system.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Australian Energy Market Commission
Submission Date: 29 Jul 2025
Economic Reform Roundtable
The BCCM Economic Reform Roundtable's submission to The Treasury.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Treasury
Submission Date: 14 Jul 2025
Governance Review Discussion Paper
The BCCM's submission to APRA Governance Review.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Submission Date: 10 Jun 2025
Addressing corporate misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee
The BCCM supports the submission and a broad-based regulation to give employee directors access to the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) as proposed by Employee Ownership Australia (EOA).
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Submission Date: 06 May 2025
New Aged Care Act Rules consultation – Release 3 – Provider Obligations
Submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care in response to the draft Aged Care Act Rules – Release 3.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Department of Health and Aged Care
Submission Date: 12 Mar 2025
Review into small and medium-sized banks
BCCM response to the issues paper released as part of the review into small and medium-sized banks.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Council of Financial Regulators
Submission Date: 10 Feb 2025
2025-26 Pre-Budget Submission
The BCCM's pre-budget submission to The Treasury.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Treasury
Submission Date: 31 Jan 2025
Review of Primary Health Network Business Model & Mental Health Flexible Funding Model
Care Together submission on the Primary Health Network Business Model and how Care Together projects are demonstrating better alternatives that empower communities.
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Committee: Department of Health and Aged Care
Submission Date: 22 Jan 2025