Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 102—25 June 2015, p. 2828.

[2]        Senate Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 8 of 2015, 25 June 2015, Appendix 3.

[3]        Productivity Commission, Paid Parental Leave: Support for Parents with Newborn Children, Report no. 47, 2009, Canberra, http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/parental-support/report/parental-support.pdf (accessed 9 July 2015).

[4]        Productivity Commission, Paid Parental Leave: Support for Parents with Newborn Children, Report no. 47, 2009, p. xv, Canberra.

[5]        Productivity Commission, Paid Parental Leave: Support for Parents with Newborn Children, Report no. 47, 2009, Canberra, p. xv.

[6]        Australian Government Fair Work Ombudsman, Maternity and parental leave, http://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/maternity-and-parental-leave (accessed 4 September 2015).

[7]        Productivity Commission, Paid Parental Leave: Support for Parents with Newborn Children, Report no. 47, 2009, Canberra, p. xviii.

[8]        Paid Parental Leave Act 2010.Explanatory memorandum and associated documentation can be found at https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4347 (accessed 10 July 2015).

[9]        Australian Government Department of Human Services, Parental Leave Pay, http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/parental-leave-pay (accessed 10 July 2015).

[10]      Australian Government Department of Human Services, Parental Leave Pay.

[11]      Australian Government Department of Human Services, Parental Leave Pay.

[12]      Australian Government Department of Human Services, Parental Leave Pay.

[13]      Australian Government Department of Human Services, Work test for Parental Leave Pay, http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/parental-leave-pay/work-test-for-parental-leave-pay (accessed 10 July 2015). There are other eligibility criteria including residency requirements and that the primary carer must be on leave during the period of PPL.

[14]      Australian Government Department of Human Services, Paid Parental Leave.

[15]      B. Billson (Minister for Small Business), 'Second Reading Speech: Paid Parental Leave Amendment Bill 2014', House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, 19 March 2014, p. 2388.

[16]      Notice Paper, No. 115—15 September 2015, p. 4.

[17]      S. Morrison (Minister for Social Services), 'Second Reading Speech: Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015', House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, 25 June 2015, p. 12.

[18]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[19]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[20]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[21]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[22]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[23]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[24]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 15.

[25]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[26]      Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[27]      See: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs

[28]      Journals of the Senate, No. 109—19 August 2015, p. 2988. The committee received extensive correspondence relating to this inquiry.

[29]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 7 of 2015, p. 30.

[30]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report, Twenty-fifth report of the 44^th Parliament, 11 August 2015, p. 50, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Human_Rights/Completed_inquiries/2015/Twenty-fifth_Report_of_the_44th_Parliament (accessed 19 August 2015).

[31]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report, Twenty-fifth report of the 44^th Parliament, 11 August 2015, p. 52

[32]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report, Twenty-fifth report of the 44^th Parliament, 11 August 2015, p. 53

[33]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human rights scrutiny report, Twenty-fifth report of the 44^th Parliament, 11 August 2015, p. 55.

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        The Hon. S. Morrison MP (Minister for Social Services), 'Second Reading Speech: Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015', House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, 25 June 2015, p. 7582.

[2]        The Hon. S. Morrison MP (Minister for Social Services), 'Second Reading Speech: Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015', House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, 25 June 2015, p. 7582.

[3]        Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 6.

[4]        Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 6.

[5]        Australian Business Industrial and NSW Business Chamber, Submission 33, p. 3.

[6]        Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 40, p. 8.

[7]        Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 3.

[8]        Australian Federation of Employers and Industries, Submission 47, p. 1.

[9]        Women and Work Research Group, University of Sydney, Submission 54, p. 4.

[10]      Australian Federation of Employers and Industries, Submission 47, p. 2.

[11]      Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 5.

[12]      Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 3.

[13]      Australian Education Union, Submission 35, p. 7.

[14]      See: Community and Public Sector Union State Public Services Federation Group, Submission 36; Australian Manufacturers Workers Union, Submission 38; Name and address withheld, Submission 29, p. [1]; Goodstart Early Learning, Submission 22, p. 2; Finance Sector Union of Australia, Submission 23, p. 8; Queensland Council of Unions, Submission 37, p. [2].

[15]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 40, p. 11. See also: Department of Social Services, Paid Parental Leave Scheme Review Report, 2014, p. 4, https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/06_2014/paid_parental_leave_scheme_review_report.pdf (accessed 18 August 2014); AFEI, Submission 47, p. 2.

[16]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 40, p. 11. See also: Department of Social Services, Paid Parental Leave Scheme Review Report, 2014, p. 4, https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/06_2014/paid_parental_leave_scheme_review_report.pdf (accessed 18 August 2014).

[17]      ABINBC, Submission 33, p. 6.

[18]      ACTU, Answers to Questions on Notice, p. [2].

[19]      See: ABINBC, Submission 33, p. 6; Independent Education Union of Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory Branch, Submission 39, p. 3; Chief Executive Women, Submission 50, p. [4].

[20]      Dr Marian Baird, Director, Women and Work Research Group, University of Sydney, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 44.

[21]      YWCA Australia, Submission 19, p. 3. See also: Finance Sector Union of Australia, Submission 23; ACTU, Submission 24; The Parenthood, Submission 27; Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Submission 28; Australian Education Union, Submission 35; CPSU State Public Services Federation Group, Submission 36; Police Federation of Australia, Submission 46; University of New South Wales, Submission 49.

[22]      See, for example: Finance Sector Union of Australia, Submission 23, p. 2; ACTU, Submission 24, p. 4; WWRGUS, Submission 54, pp6–7.

[23]      The Hon S. Morrison MP (Minister for Social Services), 'Second Reading Speech: Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015', House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, 25 June 2015, p. 7582.

[24]      Goodstart Early Learning, Submission 22, p. [2]. See also: The Parenthood, Submission 27; Shop, Distributive and Allied Employee's Association, Submission 32; Women and Work Research Group—University of Sydney, Submission 54, p. 9.

[25]      Australian Government, Budget 2015: Supporting Australian Families, http://budget.gov.au/2015-16/content/highlights/families.html (accessed 2 September 2015).

[26]      Senate Community Affairs Committee, 2015–16 Budget Estimates Hearings, Answer to Estimates Questions on Notice SQ15–000771.

[27]      WWRGUS, Submission 54, p. 5.

[28]      Ai Group, Submission 48, p. 7.

[29]      Mr Stephen Smith, Head of National Workplace Relations Policy, Ai Group, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 46.

[30]      Unions NSW, Submission 49, p. [8].

[31]      Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Submission 32, p. 10.

[32]      Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Submission 32, p. 9.

[33]      Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Submission 32, p. 15.

[34]      Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Submission 41, p. 18. See also: Ai Group, Submission 48, p. 8.

[35]      ACCI, Submission 40, p. 12.

[36]      Ms Katie Biddlestone, National Women's Officer, Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Proof Committee Hansard, pp 31–32.

[37]      Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Submission 41, p. 18. See also: Ai Group, Submission 48, p. 17; Regulation Impact Statement, p. 4.

[38]      Women Lawyers Association of NSW, Submission 53, p. 7.

[39]      Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Submission 41, p. 19.

[40]      Ms Jody Anderson, Branch Manager, Participation and International Labour Branch, Workplace Relations Policy Group, Department of Employment, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 54.

[41]      Ms Jody Anderson, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 56; Ms Barbara Bennett, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 60.

[42]      Ms Barbara Bennett, Deputy Secretary, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 54.

[43]      Ms Jane Dickenson, Director, Paid Parental Leave, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, pp 56–57.

[44]      ACCI, Submission 40, p. 13. See also: Ai Group, Submission 48, p. 6; Mr Stephen Smith, Ai Group, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 47.

[45]      WWRGUS, Submission 54, pp 10–11.

[46]      ACTU, Submission 24, p. 19. See also: National Foundation for Australian Women, Submission 13; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 26; Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Submission 32; Australian Education Union, Submission 35; CPSU State Public Services Federation Group, Submission 36; Australian Manufacturers Workers Union, Submission 38; University of New South Wales, Submission 49; Women and Work Research Group, University of Sydney, Submission 54.

[47]      Finance Sector Union of Australia, Submission 23, p. 8.

[48]      Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 6.

[49]      ACCI, Submission 40, p. 5.

[50]      ACCI, Submission 40, p. 6.

[51]      Australian Parliamentary Library, 'Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015', Bills Digest No. 12, 2015–16, 19 August 2015, p. 5.

[52]      ACCI, Submission 40, p. 5. See also: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia, Submission 9; Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Submission 28; ABINBC, Submission 33; Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Submission 45; Ai Group, Submission 48.

[53]      Australian Parliamentary Library, 'Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015', Bills Digest No. 12, 2015–16, 19 August 2015.

[54]      Mr Peter Downing, Member, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 37.

[55]      Mr Peter Downing, Member, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 37.

[56]      Australian Government Fair Work Ombudsman, Parental leave and related entitlements, http://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/policies-and-guides/fact-sheets/minimum-workplace-entitlements/parental-leave-and-related-entitlements#taking-unpaid-parental-leave (accessed 4 September 2015). See also: Fair Work Act 2009. The committee notes that these provisions only apply to those who have worked for an organisation for 12 months or more. The current paymaster provisions also require an individual to have been employed by an organisation for 12 months or more before that employer is obligated to provide the paymaster duties for the PPL.

[57]      Mr Christopher Gatenby, National Manager, Government and Stakeholder Relations, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 38.

[58]      J Macklin, 'Second reading speech: Paid Parental Leave Amendment Bill 2014', House of Representatives, Debates, 29 May 2014, p. 4827, (accessed 29 July 2015). See also: Australian Parliamentary Library, 'Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015', Bills Digest No. 12, 2015–16, 19 August 2015, p. 6, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1516a/16bd012 (accessed 26 August 2015).

[59]      Australian Parliamentary Library, 'Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015', Bills Digest No. 12, 2015–16, 19 August 2015, p. 6. See also: Parliament of Australia, 'Paid Parental Leave Amendment Bill 2014', Amendments to be moved by Senator Moore, on behalf of the Opposition, in committee of the whole, Australian Parliament website, 17 June 2014, accessed 29 July 2015. 

Australian Labor Party Senator's Dissenting Report

[1]        Paid Parental Leave Evaluation Phase 4, p 4. https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/03_2015/finalphase4_report_6_march_2015_0.pdf

[2]        Dr Marian Baird, Director, Women Work Research Group, University of Sydney, Proof Committee Hansard, p 40.

[3]        The Parenthood, Submission 27, p 2.

[4]        Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 5.

[5]        Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 5.

[6]        Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 4.

[7]        The Parenthood, Submission 27, p 2.

[8]        Mr Finn Pratt, Secretary, Department Social Services, June 2015 Budget Estimates Community Affairs Committee Hansard, p 13.

[9]        Ms Ged Kearney, President, ACTU, Proof Committee Hansard, p 14.

[10]      Ms Ruth Mead, Chair, Women on Boards, Proof Committee Hansard, p 8

[11]      Ms Anita Stirling, Member, Australian Nursery and Midwifery Federation, Proof Committee Hansard, p 24.

[12]      Productivity Commission Inquiry Report, Paid Parental Leave: Support for Parents with Newborn Children, February 2009, p 159.

[13]      Goodstart Early Learning, Submission 22, p. 2.

[14]      Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, s. 3a(3)

[15]      Ms Ged Kearney, President, ACTU, Proof Committee Hansard, p 14.

[16]      YMCA, Submission 19, p 3.

[17]      Unions NSW, Submission 49, p 5.

[18]      Lieutenant Commander Sandra Croft, Parent Member, The Parenthood, Proof Committee Hansard, p 5.

[19]      Ms Nadine Flood, CPSU, Proof Committee Hansard, p 22.

[20]      Majority Report, p. 12.

[21]      Australian Business Industrial and NSW Business Chamber, Submission 33, p. 6.

[22]      ACTU, Answers to Questions on Notice, p. 2.

[23]      Ms Alana Matheson, Deputy Director, Workplace Relations, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Proof Committee Hansard, p 49.

[24]      Ms Alana Matheson, Deputy Director, Workplace Relations, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Proof Committee Hansard, p 50.

[25]      Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Proof Committee Hansard, p 51.

Australian Greens Senator's Dissenting Report

[1]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 26, p. 3.

[2]        Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 3.

[3]        Chamber of Industry and Commerce WA, Submission 9, p. 3.

[4]        Women on Boards, Submission 8, p. 5.

[5]        Department of Social Services, Submission 52, p. 2.