Housing supply regulation

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No.	Name	Received
1	Policy Watchdog Australia (PDF 131.6 KB)	02/06/2026
2	Suburban Futures Ltd (PDF 1.2 MB) Attachment: Boulevard of Broken Dreams (PDF 2.0 MB)	02/06/2026
3	Glen Searle (PDF 399.5 KB) Glen Searle (DOCX 56.2 KB)	02/06/2026
4	Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) (PDF 227.6 KB)	08/06/2026
5	Landscaping Victoria (PDF 302.7 KB)	11/06/2026
6	Enzo Guarino (PDF 56.5 KB) Attachment 1: Housing delivered as infrastructure (PDF 52.0 KB) Attachment 2: National Housing Infrastructure Platform (PDF 50.7 KB) Attachment 3: Complexity decoded (PDF 52.9 KB)	11/06/2026
7	Name withheld (PDF 276.1 KB) Name withheld (DOCX 61.2 KB)	12/06/2026
8	Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) (PDF 371.1 KB)	12/06/2026
9	Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology (PDF 602.9 KB)	12/06/2026
10	Mission Australia (PDF 927.0 KB)	12/06/2026
11	Australasian Railway Association (ARA) (PDF 257.1 KB)	12/06/2026
12	Sean Kelly (PDF 194.5 KB) Sean Kelly (DOCX 44.2 KB)	13/06/2026
13	Universities Australia (UA) (PDF 99.0 KB)	15/06/2026
14	Housing Older Women Movement (HOW-M) (PDF 339.1 KB) Housing Older Women Movement (HOW-M) (DOCX 38.9 KB)	15/06/2026
15	City of Greater Bendigo (PDF 92.2 KB)	15/06/2026
16	Regional Development Australia Sydney (PDF 490.0 KB)	15/06/2026
17	Neighbourhood Forum 5 (PDF 476.4 KB)	15/06/2026
18	Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) (DOCX 289.9 KB) Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) (PDF 564.5 KB) Attachment: Housing affordability and supply restrictions (PDF 633.8 KB)	15/06/2026
19	Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) (PDF 163.0 KB)	15/06/2026
20	Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (CCCLM) (PDF 353.0 KB) Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (CCCLM) (DOCX 1.1 MB)	15/06/2026
21	Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) (PDF 230.3 KB)	15/06/2026
22	Urban Transformations Research Centre (UTRC), Western Sydney University (PDF 145.4 KB)	15/06/2026
23	Sharing with Friends Foundation (SWF) (PDF 291.2 KB)	15/06/2026
24	coNEXA Infrastructure Partners (PDF 256.9 KB)	15/06/2026
25	Housing Industry Association (HIA) (PDF 1.8 MB)	15/06/2026
26	Hume Community Housing (PDF 226.8 KB)	15/06/2026
27	Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) (PDF 466.7 KB)	15/06/2026
28	prefabAUS (PDF 265.1 KB) Attachment: A prefabrication industry roadmap 2023-2033 (PDF 1.3 MB)	15/06/2026
29	City of Boroondara (PDF 341.9 KB)	15/06/2026
30	Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) (PDF 221.8 KB)	15/06/2026
31	Urban Development Institute Australia (UDIA South Australia) (PDF 114.1 KB)	15/06/2026
32	Better Planning Network Incorporated (PDF 96.9 KB)	15/06/2026
33	Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) (PDF 334.4 KB) Attachment: A snapshot of the Australian economy in the 2020s (PDF 4.1 MB)	15/06/2026
34	Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) (PDF 863.0 KB)	15/06/2026
35	Australian Eco-Living Organisations Network (AEON) (PDF 384.7 KB) Attachment: Letters of support (PDF 624.1 KB)	15/06/2026
36	Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT) (PDF 174.2 KB)	15/06/2026
37	Australian Community Housing (ACH) (PDF 165.9 KB)	15/06/2026
38	Westpac (PDF 212.8 KB) Westpac (DOCX 176.0 KB)	15/06/2026
39	Uniting Vic.Tas (PDF 102.3 KB)	15/06/2026
40	Future Building Initiative, Monash University (PDF 227.1 KB)	15/06/2026
41	Matthew Maltman and Theo Gibbons (PDF 458.9 KB)	15/06/2026
42	AMPLIFY (PDF 1.9 MB) Attachment 1: Modernising and streamlining the National Construction Code (PDF 1.2 MB) Attachment 2: Solving Australia's housing crisis (PDF 2.6 MB)	15/06/2026
43	Swinburne University of Technology (PDF 277.3 KB)	15/06/2026
44	Caravan Industry Association of Australia (CIAA) (PDF 270.3 KB)	15/06/2026
45	SGS Economics and Planning Pty Ltd (PDF 480.9 KB)	15/06/2026
46	Terry Burke (PDF 245.5 KB) Terry Burke (DOCX 251.0 KB)	15/06/2026
47	Emergency Leaders for Climate Action (ELCA) (PDF 125.5 KB)	15/06/2026
48	Royal Australian Institute of Architects (PDF 336.2 KB)	15/06/2026
49	LiveSimply (PDF 246.6 KB) LiveSimply (DOCX 663.2 KB)	15/06/2026
50	Anglicare Sydney (PDF 132.5 KB) Anglicare Sydney (DOCX 95.1 KB)	15/06/2026
51	Australian Tiny House Association (ATHA) (PDF 288.8 KB) Australian Tiny House Association (ATHA) (DOCX 117.2 KB) Attachment: Examples of inconsistent regulation of caravans and other moveable dwellings, by state (PDF 376.4 KB) Attachment: Examples of inconsistent regulation of caravans and other moveable dwellings, by state (DOCX 140.0 KB)	15/06/2026
52	Ell Legal Construction Advisory Pty Ltd (PDF 408.9 KB) Ell Legal Construction Advisory Pty Ltd (DOCX 621.5 KB)	15/06/2026
53	National Shelter (PDF 297.1 KB)	15/06/2026
54	National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) (PDF 700.8 KB) National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) (DOCX 2.5 MB) Attachment 1: Beyond bricks policy position paper (PDF 763.9 KB) Attachment 2: International best practices in infrastructure funding (PDF 909.0 KB)	15/06/2026
55	David Lord (PDF 193.2 KB)	15/06/2026
56	Le Mottee Group (PDF 285.5 KB)	15/06/2026
57	Dennis Mentzines (PDF 143.3 KB)	15/06/2026
58	Green Building Council Australia (GBCA) (PDF 322.0 KB)	15/06/2026
59	Association of Rooftop and Airspace Development (ARAD) (PDF 438.3 KB)	15/06/2026
60	PolisPlan (PDF 219.8 KB)	15/06/2026
61	Mark Nutting (PDF 897.7 KB) Mark Nutting (DOCX 180.4 KB)	15/06/2026
62	Global Ecovillage Network Australia (GEN Australia) (PDF 129.1 KB)	15/06/2026
63	Emeritus Prof Peter Phibbs (PDF 353.5 KB)	15/06/2026
64	Ngalgarra Resources Indigenous Corporation (PDF 199.0 KB)	15/06/2026
65	Mecone Group (PDF 477.5 KB)	15/06/2026
66	Fresh Economic Thinking (PDF 215.4 KB)	15/06/2026
67	Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE) (PDF 355.8 KB)	15/06/2026
68	Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) (PDF 686.9 KB)	15/06/2026
69	Urban Taskforce Australia (PDF 273.0 KB) Attachment: Submission to the 2025 Economic Reform Roundtable (PDF 562.1 KB)	15/06/2026
70	Create Advisory Ptd Ltd (DOCX 147.6 KB) Create Advisory Ptd Ltd (PDF 166.8 KB)	15/06/2026
71	Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF 70.1 KB) Attachment 1: Regulation Rumble 2025 (PDF 1.5 MB) Attachment 2: Regulation Rumble 2025 planning appendix (PDF 813.6 KB) Attachment 3: It's time to say yes to housing (PDF 5.9 MB)	15/06/2026
72	Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) (PDF 302.5 KB) Attachment: Submission to Qld Productivity Commission's Opportunity to improve productivity of the construction industry interim report (PDF 1.3 MB)	15/06/2026
73	Property Council of Australia (PDF 214.9 KB) Attachment 1: Assembling the future (PDF 242.7 KB) Attachment 2: Smarter incentives, more homes (PDF 1.5 MB) Attachment 3: A stark reality (PDF 3.4 MB)	15/06/2026
74	Master Builders Australia (PDF 304.6 KB)	15/06/2026
75	Abundant Housing Network Australia (AHNA) (PDF 210.3 KB)	16/06/2026
76	Bundaberg Regional Council (PDF 225.2 KB)	16/06/2026
77	Plumbing Products Industry (PPI) Group (PDF 273.3 KB)	15/06/2026
78	Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) (PDF 277.4 KB)	16/06/2026
79	Faith Housing Australia (FHA) (PDF 526.3 KB)	18/06/2026
80	Housing All Australians (HAA) (PDF 2.1 MB)	22/06/2026
81	Grattan Institute (PDF 56.1 KB)	19/06/2026
82	Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) (PDF 290.9 KB) Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) (DOCX 106.7 KB)	22/06/2026
83	Urban Development Institute Association (National) (UDIA) (PDF 480.3 KB)	15/06/2026
84	Per Capita (PDF 580.7 KB)	22/06/2026
85	Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) (PDF 611.6 KB) Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) (DOCX 2.2 MB)	22/06/2026
86	City of Adelaide (CoA) (PDF 313.6 KB)	22/06/2026
87	South Australian Government (PDF 218.2 KB)	22/06/2026
88	Name withheld (PDF 38.7 KB) Name withheld (DOCX 23.2 KB)	30/06/2026
89	Erland Francis Happ (PDF 362.4 KB)	29/06/2026
90	YIMBY Melbourne (PDF 512.9 KB)	01/07/2026
91	Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) (PDF 289.7 KB)	01/07/2026
92	Conquest (PDF 83.5 KB)	02/07/2026
93	Peri Urban Councils Victoria (PUCV) (PDF 974.6 KB)	03/07/2026
94	Name withheld (PDF 194.5 KB) Name withheld (DOCX 46.3 KB)	29/06/2026
95	Name withheld (PDF 269.8 KB)	15/06/2026
96	Drew Dickson *	17/06/2026
97	Archistar.ai *	17/06/2026
98	Stockland *	15/06/2026
99	The Village Building Company Pty Ltd *	15/06/2026
100	Aboriginal Housing Office, New South Wales Government (AHO) *	15/06/2026
101	Geoff Alexander (PDF 317.4 KB)	28/07/2026

No.	Name	Received
102	Australian Tiny Homes Association - Victorian Division (PDF 201.0 KB)	30/07/2026
103	Neil Head (PDF 215.9 KB) Neil Head (DOCX 32.6 KB)	31/07/2026
104	RMIT University (PDF 176.6 KB) RMIT University (DOCX 47.7 KB)	04/08/2026
105	Prometheus Planning (PDF 249.3 KB)	06/08/2026
106	Downsize Easy (PDF 142.7 KB)	06/08/2026
107	Patrick Cash (PDF 168.9 KB)	06/08/2026
108	Ryan Prendergast (PDF 702.5 KB) Attachment: Rebooting Australia full submission (PDF 2.9 MB)	04/08/2026
109	Robert Sobyra (PDF 255.8 KB) Robert Sobyra (DOCX 30.8 KB)	13/08/2026
110	Barnett Construction (BCC Homes) (PDF 332.8 KB) Barnett Construction (BCC Homes) (DOCX 68.8 KB)	17/08/2026
111	PolisPlan (PDF 234.3 KB)	18/08/2026
112	Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) (PDF 336.1 KB)	19/08/2026
113	Name withheld (PDF 67.3 KB) Name withheld (DOCX 172.0 KB)	20/08/2026
114	NestPath (PDF 166.2 KB)	21/08/2026
115	Henry William Goodenough (PDF 83.6 KB)	04/08/2026
116	Regional Development Australia – South West (PDF 356.3 KB) Regional Development Australia – South West (DOCX 317.0 KB)	26/08/2026
117	Narrabri Shire Council (PDF 1.2 MB)	27/08/2026
118	Coming Soon
119	Palmer Bruyn (PDF 627.8 KB)	29/08/2026
120	Coming Soon
121	Kurt Dixon (PDF 117.4 KB) Kurt Dixon (DOCX 63.0 KB)	03/09/2026
122	MMC IP Group (PDF 76.0 KB) Attachment 1: Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Social Housing (PDF 173.8 KB) Attachment 2: The Anchor Customer: How government could turn housing need into bankable industrial demand evolving the built form enterprise to solve the social housing supply crisis (PDF 197.2 KB)	01/09/2026
123	Stephen Sainsbury (PDF 4.1 MB) Attachment: What is stopping us solving the housing 'crisis'? (PDF 4.7 MB)	04/09/2026
124	Regional Development Australia – Limestone Coast (PDF 280.0 KB)	04/09/2026
125	Jack Kershaw (PDF 280.1 KB)	29/07/2026
126	Geoff Anstey (PDF 703.1 KB)	04/09/2026
127	Andrew Thomas (PDF 113.8 KB) Andrew Thomas (DOCX 57.4 KB)	07/09/2026
128	SIMPLAN (PDF 114.0 KB) Attachment: Comments in red text (PDF 2.3 MB)	08/09/2026
129	Gympie Regional Council (PDF 398.1 KB)	08/09/2026
130	Name withheld (PDF 9.2 KB)	09/09/2026
131	Garry Barnsley (PDF 456.8 KB) Attachment: Statement of achievement and capabilities (PDF 73.8 KB) Attachment: Statement of achievement and capabilities (DOCX 46.3 KB)	08/09/2026
132	Urban Tech Plus (PDF 259.5 KB)	21/09/2026
133	Name withheld (PDF 99.9 KB) Name withheld (DOCX 21.0 KB)	11/09/2026
134	Centre for Economic Development Australia (CEDA) (PDF 247.2 KB) Attachment A: Middle path: How gentle density can help solve Australia's housing crisis (PDF 774.7 KB) Attachment B: Built different: Modern methods of construction (PDF 754.2 KB) Attachment C: Approved: How AI and data can transform Australia's environmental approvals (PDF 948.6 KB) Attachment D: Size matters: Why construction productivity is so weak (PDF 954.5 KB)	11/09/2026
135	Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) (PDF 454.4 KB) Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) (DOCX 165.7 KB)	16/09/2026
136	Building 4.0 CRC (PDF 374.1 KB)	16/09/2026
137	Richard Still (PDF 606.3 KB)	16/09/2026
138	Sarah Smith (PDF 48.2 KB)	16/09/2026
139	Name withheld (PDF 1.2 MB)	16/09/2026
140	Coming Soon
141	City of Onkaparinga (PDF 108.2 KB) Attachment: Cover letter (PDF 38.9 KB)	17/09/2026
142	Glenorchy City Council (PDF 376.4 KB) Glenorchy City Council (DOCX 68.3 KB)	17/09/2026
143	Architects Ink (PDF 302.5 KB)	17/09/2026
144	Coming Soon
145	Endangered Heritage Pty Ltd (PDF 264.8 KB) Endangered Heritage Pty Ltd (DOCX 207.7 KB)	18/09/2026
146	Zachary Johns (PDF 67.3 KB) Zachary Johns (DOCX 1.7 MB)	18/09/2026
147	Western Sydney University (PDF 175.9 KB) Western Sydney University (DOCX 44.0 KB)	18/09/2026
148	Luiz Bon (PDF 289.1 KB) Luiz Bon (DOCX 44.9 KB)	20/09/2026
149	Samantha Pearce (PDF 296.2 KB) Samantha Pearce (DOCX 63.8 KB) Attachment: Email letter (PDF 201.1 KB)	18/09/2026
150	Neil Flanagan (PDF 411.8 KB) Neil Flanagan (DOCX 104.4 KB)	21/09/2026
151	National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) (PDF 124.2 KB) National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) (DOCX 114.4 KB)	22/09/2026
152	City of Greater Geelong (PDF 354.8 KB)	22/09/2026
153	Bega Valley Shire Council (PDF 4.4 MB)	22/09/2026
154	City of Greater Bendigo (PDF 122.5 KB)	22/09/2026
155	Penleigh Boyd Pty Ltd (PDF 97.6 KB)	22/09/2026
156	Freecity Group (PDF 672.2 KB)	22/09/2026
157	National Housing Supply and Affordability Council (PDF 247.9 KB)	23/09/2026
158	Fire Industry Alliance (FIA) (PDF 1.8 MB)	23/09/2026
159	Committee for Greater Hobart (PDF 637.7 KB)	23/09/2026
160	Limestone Coast Local Government Association (LCLGA) (PDF 282.8 KB)	23/09/2026
161	Kingston & Barton Residents Group Inc. (PDF 85.5 KB)	24/09/2026
162	Maureen Churnside (PDF 216.0 KB) Maureen Churnside (DOCX 26.6 KB)	22/09/2026
163	Coming Soon
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166	Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) (PDF 387.1 KB)	25/09/2026
167	Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) (PDF 227.6 KB)	25/09/2026
168	City of Adelaide (PDF 132.7 KB) Attachment: City of Adelaide Housing Strategy Implementation (Year 2) (PDF 269.2 KB)	25/09/2026
169	Name withheld (PDF 192.5 KB)	25/09/2026
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173	Fairbank House, Maldon (PDF 39.6 KB) Fairbank House, Maldon (DOCX 23.4 KB)	27/09/2026
174	Liam Kment (PDF 206.6 KB) Liam Kment (DOCX 3.7 MB)	27/09/2026
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177	Sun Sheng Han PhD, University of Melbourne (PDF 830.6 KB)	28/09/2026
178	The Hills Shire Council (PDF 547.3 KB)	28/09/2026
179	Southern and Hills Local Government Association (SHLGA) (PDF 283.8 KB)	28/09/2026
180	Coming Soon
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185	Australian Eco-living Organisations Network (AEON) (PDF 259.4 KB)	28/09/2026
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193	DAUM&CO (PDF 288.6 KB) DAUM&CO (DOCX 54.4 KB)	29/09/2026
194	Coming Soon
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196	Heritage Council of Victoria (PDF 394.4 KB)	29/09/2026
197	Berrigan Shire Council (PDF 48.1 KB) Berrigan Shire Council (DOCX 24.9 KB)	29/09/2026
198	Infrastructure Victoria (PDF 217.2 KB)	29/09/2026
199	Kevin Krastins (PDF 81.4 KB) Kevin Krastins (DOCX 32.6 KB)	29/09/2026
200	Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) (PDF 5.6 MB)	29/09/2026
201	Coming Soon
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203	Liverpool City Council (PDF 192.3 KB)	29/09/2026
204	Coming Soon
205	Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF 303.4 KB)	29/09/2026
206	Coming Soon
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208	Anglicare Australia (PDF 152.8 KB)	29/09/2026
209	Coming Soon
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211	The Paddington Society (PDF 249.7 KB)	29/09/2026
212	Sutherland Shire Council (PDF 206.6 KB)	29/09/2026
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218	Name withheld (PDF 159.2 KB) Name withheld (DOCX 32.4 KB)	29/09/2026
219	Hunters Hill Trust (PDF 135.9 KB)	29/09/2026
220	Master Plumber and Mechanical Services Association of Australia (PDF 293.8 KB)	29/09/2026
221	Regional Development Australia Goldfields Esperance (RDAGE) (PDF 429.8 KB)	29/09/2026
222	Urban Design Association NSW (UDA) (PDF 109.8 KB)	29/09/2026
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229	JFA Purple Orange (PDF 303.5 KB)	30/09/2026
230	Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) (PDF 276.5 KB)	30/09/2026
231	Coming Soon
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233	Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE) (PDF 347.3 KB)	30/09/2026
234	Theo Gibbons and Matthew Maltman (PDF 481.4 KB)	30/09/2026
235	City of Sydney Council (PDF 1.3 MB)	30/09/2026
236	Merrill Witt (PDF 243.5 KB)	30/09/2026
237	Melbourne 9 (M9) (PDF 315.3 KB)	30/09/2026
238	Mission Australia (PDF 993.4 KB)	30/09/2026
239	Coming Soon
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246	Caravan Industry Association of Australia (CIAA) (PDF 310.3 KB)	30/09/2026
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255	Wingecarribee Shire Council (PDF 1.1 MB)	30/09/2026
256	Regional Development Australia Southern NSW and ACT (RDASNA) (PDF 509.9 KB)	30/09/2026
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258	City Of Victor Harbor (PDF 233.8 KB)	30/09/2026
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263	Regional Development Australia (RDA) Grampians (PDF 339.0 KB)	30/09/2026
264	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd (AHURI) (PDF 1.1 MB)	30/09/2026
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271	Natural Hazards Research Australia (PDF 4.1 MB)	30/09/2026
272	City of Coffs Harbour (PDF 127.9 KB)	30/09/2026
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280	Name withheld (PDF 314.1 KB) Name withheld (DOCX 29.3 KB)	01/10/2026
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295	Central NSW Joint Organisation (CNSWJO) (PDF 459.0 KB)	07/10/2026
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297	City of Burnside (PDF 200.7 KB)	07/10/2026

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