Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 134—3 December 2015, p. 3625. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Chamber_documents/Senate_chamber_documents/Journals_of_the_Senate/2015

[2]        Department of Human Services website, Family Tax Benefit,   http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/family-tax-benefit-part-a-part-b (accessed 12 January 2016).

[3]        These terms are defined in subsection 3(1) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.

[4]        Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Measures) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum  (EM), p. [4]. Current provisions around the extension of portability are in section 24 of the Family Assistance Act.

[5]        The Hon. Christian Porter, Minister for Social Services (Minister), House of Representatives Hansard, 2 December 2015, p. 14 422.

[6]        EM, pp [2, 4].

[7]        House of Representatives Hansard, 2 December 2015, p. 14 422.

[8]        EM, p. [4].

[9]        House of Representatives Hansard, 2 December 2015, p. 14423.

[10]      EM, pp [5-6].

[11]      EM, pp [6-7].

[12]      EM, p. [7].

[13]      EM, p. [7].

[14]      EM, p. [2].

[15]      House of Representatives Hansard, 2 December 2015, p. 14424.

[16]      EM, pp [8-9].

[17]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report, 2 February 2016, p. 2.

[18]      EM, p. [2].

[19]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 1 of 2016, 3 February 2016, p. 39.

[20]      See: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_ Affairs/Family_Measures.

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        House of Representatives Hansard, 2 December 2015, p. 14 422.

[2]        See: Western Australia Commissioner for Children and Young People, Submission 1, p. [2]; Family Voice Australia, Submission 2, p. 4; Children with Disability Australia, Submission 4, p. 2; National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 6, p. [3 and 7]; Welfare Rights Centre, Submission 7, p. 2, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Submission 9, p. 2 and National Council of Women of Australia, Submission 10, p.1.

[3]        St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 3, p. 2.

[4]        Submission 9, p. 2.

[5]        Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 8, p. 1.

[6]        Submission 4, pp 1-2.

[7]        Submission 2, p. 4.

[8]        Submission 6, p. [3]. See also Submission 10, p. 1.

[9]        Submission 6, p. [3].

[10]      Submission 7, pp 1-2.

[11]      Submission 9, p. 2.

[12]      Submission 1, p [2]. The Welfare Rights Centre agreed with the potential impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. See Submission 7, p. 2.

[13]      Submission 1, p. [2].

[14]      Submission 2, pp 4-5. See also Chinese Australian Services Society Ltd, Submission 5, p.2.

[15]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[16]      Submission 6, p. [5].

[17]      Submission 5, p. 2. See also Submission 9, p. 4.

[18]      Submission 5, p. 2.

[19]      Submission 7, p. 1. See also Submission 3, p.2.

[20]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[21]      Submission 8, p. 1.

[22]      Submission 6, p. [5].

[23]      Submission 3, p. 2. See also Submission 6, p. [4] and Submission 8, p. 1.

[24]      Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Measures) Bill 2015, Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. [2].

[25]      Minister, House of Representatives Hansard, 2 December 2015, p. 14 424.

[26]      EM, p. [4].

[27]      All submissions raised concerns with the potential negative impact of the Bill on low income large families.

[28]      EM, p. [2].

[29]      Submission 1, p. [2]. See also Submission 6, p. [6].

[30]      Submission 3, p. 4.

[31]      CDA, Submission 4, p. 2.

[32]      Submission 10, p. 1.

[33]      FamlyVoice Australia, Submission 2, p. 5.

[34]      RCOA, Submissison 8, p. 2.

[35]      EM, p. [2].

[36]      Minister, House of Representatives Hansard, 2 December 2015, pp 14423-14424.

[37]      The Hon Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Social Services, 'Job for Families child care package delivers choice for families', Media Release, 10 May 2015, http://www.formerministers.dss.gov.au/15859/job-for-families-child-care-package-delivers-choice-for-families/ (accessed 27 January 2015).

[38]      Submission 9, p. 3.

Australian Greens Dissenting Report

[1]        The Hon Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 2 December 2015, p. 14425.

[2]        Welfare Rights Centre NSW, Submission 18, p. 1.

[3]        Submission 18, p. 1.

[4]        Submission 18, p. 1.

[5]        Western Australia Commissioner for Children and Young People, Submission 1, p. [2].

[6]        Children with Disability Australia, Submission 4.

[7]        Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 9, p. 4.

[8]        Submission 18, p. 2.

[9]        National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, The cost of raising children in Australia, p. 9. See: http://www.natsem.canberra.edu.au/storage/AMP_NATSEM_33.pdf.

[10]      The cost of raising children in Australia, p. 9.