Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1] The Hon. Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 22 June 2017, p. 2.

[2] RapidConnect is a program under which recipients of Newstart or Youth allowance are required to access employment opportunities through an employment services provider, and generally are not paid any allowance until a first appointment has occurred. Income support is payable from the date of the claim.

[3] Journals of the Senate, No. 48, 22 June 2017, pp. 1540–1541; Selection of Bills Committee, Report No.7 of 2017, 22 June 2017 (accessed 26 June 2017).

[4] Journals of the Senate, No. 56, 4 September 2017, p. 1816.

[5] See: Community Affairs Legislation Committee, https://www.aph.gov.au/ParliamentaryBusiness/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/WelfareReform (accessed 25 July 2017).

[6] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2017, 9 August 2017, pp. 23-31 (accessed 10 August 2017).

[7] The Hon. Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, correspondence to Senator Helen Polley, Chair, Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee, 28 August 2017.

[8] Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report, Report 8 of 2017, 15 August 2017, pp. 46-90 (accessed 31 August 2017).

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1] Joint submission by the Department of Social Services, Department of Employment, Department of Human Services, Submission 5, p. 4.

[2] See for example: Carers Australia, Submission 1; Jobs Australia, Submission 17; National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 18; Chinese Australian Services Society, Submission 22; Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 50; Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, Submission 52.

[3] See for example: National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 18; Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association, Submission 36; ACOSS, Submission 50.

[4] Submission 50, p. 2.

[5] Submission 5, p. 4.

[6] Submission 5, p. 3.

[7] Department of Employment, 2017–18 Budget - Employment Overview (accessed 2 September 2017).

[8] Mr Martin Hehir, Department of Employment, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 53.

[9] Mr Martin Hehir, Department of Employment, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 54.

[10] See for example, Volunteering Australia, Submission 12; Jobs Australia, Submission 17; Chinese Australian Services Society Limited, Submission 22; Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 5.

[11] Submission 5, p. 14.

[12] Mr Martin Hehir, Department of Employment, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 54.

[13] Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy and Communications Coordinator, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 31 August 2017, p. 33.

[14] Mr Martin Hehir, Department of Employment, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 54.

[15] Volunteering Australia, Submission 12, pp. 6-7.

[16] Submission 5, pp. 13-14.

[17] Submission 5, p. 16.

[18] See for example: Mission Australia, Submission 8, p. 1; National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 18, p. 9.

[19] Submission 5, p. 16.

[20] Submission 5, p. 17.

[21] Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 Explanatory Memorandum, June 2017, p. 57.

[22] Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 Explanatory Memorandum, June 2017, p. 61.

[23] Submission 5, p. 18.

[24] See for example: Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 11; National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 18, Anglicare Australia Submission 28; ACOSS, Submission 50.

[25] Carers Australia, Submission 1, p. 4.

[26] Mr Shane Bennett, Acting Deputy Secretary, Programme Design Group, Department of Human Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, pp. 55-56.

[27] See for example: Ms Terese Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Committee Hansard, 31 August 2017, p. 39.

[28] Mr Shane Bennett, Department of Human Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 61.

[29] Department of Human Services, Better Targeting of Assistance to Support Jobseekers, Budget 2017-18 (accessed 25 July 2017).

[30] See for example, Australian Medical Association, Submission 2; Uniting Communities, Submission 3; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Submission 4; UnitingCare Australia, Submission 6; Catholic Social Services Australia and Catholic Health Australia, Submission 7; Mission Australia, Submission 8; 360 Edge, Submission 9; Salvation Army, Submission 10; Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League, Submission 26; Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Submission 45.

[31] See for example: Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Submission 20, pp.3-4.

[32] Professor Alison Ritter, Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 14.

[33] See for example: Salvation Army, Submission 10, p. 5.

[34] Ms Cath Halbert, Group Manager, Payment Policy, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 47.

[35] Hon. Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 22 June 2017, p. 7428.

[36] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 47.

[37] See for example: cohealth, Submission 15; St Vincent's Health Australia, Submission 16; Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Submission 20.

[38] See for example: Australian Medical Association, Submission 2; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Submission 4; Rural Doctors Association of Australia, Submission 19; National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Submission 23; Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Submission 45; People with Disability Australia, Submission 60.

[39] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 41.

[40] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, pp. 42-43.

[41] See for example: Professor Alison Ritter, Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 13.

[42] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 40.

[43] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 40.

[44] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 40.

[45] See for example: Australian Medical Association, Submission 2; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Submission 4; Clinical Associate Professor Adrian Reynolds, President, Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 17.

[46] Mr Shane Bennett, Department of Human Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 46.

[47] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 38.

[48] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 38.

[49] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 38.

[50] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 38.

[51] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 38.

[52] See for example, Uniting Care, Submission 6; Law Council of Australia, Submission 42; Mrs Peta Rutherford, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Doctors Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 31 August 2017, p. 14.

[53] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 42.

[54] Submission 5, p. 21.

[55] Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 11, p 8; WANADA, Submission 27, p. 19.

[56] Submission 11, p. 8.

[57] Submission 11, pp. 8-9.

[58] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2017, 9 August 2017, pp. 27-28 (accessed 3 September 2017).

[59] The Hon. Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, correspondence to Senator Helen Polley, Chair, Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee, 28 August 2017, p. 6.

[60] Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 85.

[61] See for example: Australian Medical Association, Submission 2; Mission Australia, Submission 8; cohealth, Submission 16; Jobs Australia, Submission 17; Public Health Association of Australia, Submission 33; Dr Alex Wodak, Submission 51.

[62] Submission 5, p. 25.

[63] Submission 5, p. 27.

[64] Hon. Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 22 June 2017, p. 7430.

[65] Hon. Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 22 June 2017, p. 7428.

[66] See for example: Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 11; National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 18; Human Rights Law Centre, Submission 39; Ms Lisa Fowkes, Submission 31.

[67] Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 81.

[68] Human Rights Law Centre, Submission 39, p. 5.

[69] Ms Cath Halbert, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 59.

[70] Submission 5, p. 29.

[71] Submission 5, p. 29.

[72] Hon. Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 22 June 2017, p. 7430.

[73] See for example: National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 1; Ms Liz de Chastel, Director, Social Policy , Catholic Social Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 22.

[74] National Social Security Rights Network, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 7.

[75] Submission 5, p. 31.

[76] Hon. Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 22 June 2017, p. 7430.

Australian Labor Party Senators' Dissenting Report

[1] Ms Charmaine Crowe, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer, Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 3.

[2] National Social Services Rights Network, Submission 18, p. 5.

[3] National Social Services Rights Network, Submission 18, p. 5.

[4] Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 50, p. 4.

[5] Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 50, p. 5.

[6] National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 18, p. 6.

[7] Ms Crowe, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 4.

[8] Ms Crowe, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 4.

[9] Mr Martin Hehir, Deputy Secretary, Employment, Department of Employment, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 54.

[10] Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 50, p. 6.

[11] Volunteering Australia, Submission 12, p. 3.

[12] Anglicare Australia, Submission 28, p. 5.

[13] Australian Association of Social Workers, Submission 55, p. 3.

[14] Volunteering Australia, Submission 12, p. 2.

[15] Anglicare Australia, Submission 28, pp. 5–6.

[16] Australian Council for Social Service, Submission 50, p. 6.

[17] National Employment Services Association, Submission 57, p. 4.

[18] National Employment Services Association, Submission 57, p. 9.

[19] Dr Cassandra Goldie, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 2.

[20] Associate Professor Adrian Reynolds, President, Australian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 17.

[21] Prof Reynolds, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 18.

[22] Father Frank Brennan SJ AO, Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Social Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 31 August 2017, p. 22.

[23] Professor Alison Ritter, Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 11.

[24] Prof Ritter, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 11.

[25] Prof Ritter, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 11.

[26] Prof Ritter, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 11.

[27] Professor Reynolds, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 25.

[28] Prof Ritter, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 12.

[29] Prof Reynolds, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 17.

[30] Ms Cath Halbert, Group Manager, Payment Policy, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, pp. 39–40.

[31] Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, Submission 13, p. 3.

[32] Prof Ritter, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 11.

[33] Prof Ritter, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 13.

[34] Prof Ritter, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 13.

[35] Prof Reynolds, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 18.

[36] Prof Reynolds, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 25.

[37] Mr Matthew Noffs, Chief Executive Officer, Ted Noffs Foundation, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 30.

[38] National Employment Services Association, Submission 57, p. 8.

[39] Mr Matthew Butt, Executive Officer, National Social Security Rights Network, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 9.

[40] Australian Council of Social Services, Submission 50, p. 15.

[41] Mr Hehir, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 60.

[42] UnitingCare, Submission 6, p. 8.

[43] Mission Australia, Submission 8, p. 2.

[44] Victoria Legal Aid, Submission 53, p. 2.

[45] Victoria Legal Aid, Submission 53, p. 3.

[46] National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 18, p. 15.

[47] National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 18, p. 15.

Dissenting Report by the Australian Greens

[1] Anglicare Australia, Submission 28, p. 4.

[2] Dr Cassandra Goldie, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p .2.

[3] ACOSS, Submission 50, p. 4.

[4] National Social Security Rights Network, Budget 2017 – New Jobseeker Payment, Media Release, 27 May 2017, p. 2.

[5] People with Disability Australia (PWDA), Submission 60, p. 5.

[6] ACOSS, Submission 50, p. 2.

[7] NSSRN, Submission 18, p. 4.

[8] NSSRN, Submission 18, p. 4.

[9] Carers Australia, Submission 1, p. 3.

[10] NSSRN, Submission 18, p. 4.

[11] NSSRN, Submission 18, p. 6.

[12] NSSRN, Submission 18, p. 7.

[13] Anglicare Australia (2016) Jobs Availability Snapshot. Available online: http://www.anglicare.asn.au/docs/default-source/events-documents/aa_jobs-availability-snapshot-%C6%92a.pdf?sfvrsn=4.

[14] Anglicare Australia (2016) Jobs Availability Snapshot. Available online: http://www.anglicare.asn.au/docs/default-source/events-documents/aa_jobs-availability-snapshot- %C6%92a.pdf?sfvrsn=4.

[15] Anglicare Australia, Submission 28, p. 5.

[16] COTA Australia, Submission 61, p. 5.

[17] Ms Adrienne Picone, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 31 August 2017, p. 29.

[18] Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy and Communications Coordinator, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 31 August 2017, p. 33.

[19] Dr Cassandra Goldie, ACOSS, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 5.

[20] Ms Jemma Toohey, Chief Executive Officer, Albury Wodonga Volunteer Resource Bureau Inc, Committee Hansard, 31 August 2017, p. 34.

[21] NSSRN, Submission 18, p. 9.

[22] Explanatory Memorandum, Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017, p. 4.

[23] Explanatory Memorandum, Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017, p. 61.

[24] Anglicare Australia, Submission 28, p. 6.

[25] The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Submission 20, p. 3.

[26] The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Submission 20, p. 7.

[27] Law Council of Australia, Submission 40, p. 3.

[28] Mr Matthew Noffs, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 32.

[29] National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Submission 4, p. 1.

[30] The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Submission 20, p. 8.

[31] Human Rights Law Centre, Submission 39, p. 5.

[32] S Macdonald, C Bois, B Brands, D Dempsey, P Erickson, D Marsh, S Meredith, M Shain, W Skinner and A Chiu, 'Drug testing and mandatory treatment for welfare recipients', International Journal of Drug Policy, 2001, p. 4; L Metsch and H Pollack, 'Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse', The Milbank Quarterly, 83(1), 2005.

[33] Anglicare Australia, Submission 28, p. 4.

[34] ACOSS, Submission 50, p. 15.

[35] ACOSS, Submission 50, p. 15.

[36] NSSRN, Submission 18, p. 13.

[37] Ms Terese Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Single Mothers and their Children, Committee Hansard, 31 August 2017, p.40.

[38] Anglicare Australia, answers to questions on notice, 31 August 2017, p. 2 (received 4 September 2017).

[39] Mr Martin Hehir, Deputy Secretary, Employment, Department of Employment, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 58.

[40] Ms Adrianne Walters, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 29.

[41] NSSRN, Submission 18, p. 15.

[42] PWDA, Submission 60, p. 10.

[43] Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Report 8 of 2017, op. cit., p. 77.

[44] Professor Adrian Reynolds, President, Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Committee Hansard, 30 August 2017, p. 22.