COMMONWEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY AGENCY BILL 1996
REFORM OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES BILL 1996
REFORM OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1996
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CHAPTER 1 - BACKGROUND

1.1 The Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Bill 1996 was introduced into the House of Representatives on 4 December 1996. On 12 December 1996 the Senate, on the recommendation of the Selection of Bills Committee (Report No.18 of 1996), referred the provisions of the Bill to the Committee for report by 18 March 1997.

1.2 The Reform of Employment Services Bill 1996 and the Reform of Employment Services (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1996 were introduced into the Senate on 12 December 1996. On 6 February 1997 the Senate, on the recommendation of the Selection of Bills Committee (Report No.1 of 1997) referred the provisions of the Bills to the Committee for report by 9 May 1997.

1.3 At a private meeting on 10 February 1997 the Committee agreed that it would consider the Bills together, taking evidence at a single public hearing and reporting on the three Bills by 18 March 1997. The Committee decided upon this approach given that the Bills form a package of legislation to provide a statutory framework to implement reforms to social security and employment services and it was the Government's intention to gain the Bills passage through Parliament during the March sittings.

1.4 The Committee received 6 submissions on the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Bill and 9 submissions on the Reform of Employment Services Bills. The submissions are listed in Appendix 1. The Committee considered the Bills at a public hearing on 7 March 1997. Details of the public hearing are referred to in Appendix 2

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