Footnotes


Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        The committee stated that the bill was referred to the Economics Legislation Committee
'to explore the impact of the proposed changes to the Automotive Transformation Scheme on the automotive industry, related industries, workers, local regions and the Australian innovation system. Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 12 of 2014, 25 September 2014, Appendix 1.

[2]        Productivity Commission, Australia’s automotive manufacturing industry, Inquiry report 70, 31 March 2014.

[3]        Australian Government National Commission of Audit, http://www.ncoa.gov.au/index.html (accessed 13 November 2014).

[4]        Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014.

[5]        Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[6]        Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[7]        Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014, para 8(1)(a).

[8]        Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014, para 8(1)(b).

[9]        Australian Government, Budget 2014–15, Budget Measures: Budget Paper No. 2 2014–15,
13 May 2014, p. 163, http://www.budget.gov.au/2014-15/content/bp2/download/BP2_consolidated.pdf (accessed 11 November 2014). For departmental budget savings, see Economics Legislation Committee Budget Estimates, Committee Hansard, 3 June 2014, p. 72.

[10]      The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Treasurer and the Hon Mathias Cormann MP, Minister for Finance,
Mid-year economic and fiscal outlook 2013–14, December 2013, p. 170.

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum, Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014, p. 1, http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2014B00192/Explanatory%20Memorandum/Text (accessed 20 November 2014).

[12]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Alert Digest No.13 of 2014, p. 7, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Committees/Senate/committee/scrutiny/alerts/2014/pdf/d13.pdf (accessed 12 November 2014).

[13]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011: Thirteenth Report of the 44th Parliament, October 2014, p. 4 https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Human_Rights/Completed_inquiries/2014/Thirteenth_Report_of_the_44th_Parliament (accessed 12 November 2014).

Chapter 2 - Background

[1]        The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Treasurer and the Hon Mathias Cormann MP, Minister for Finance,
Mid-year economic and fiscal outlook 2013–14, December 2013, p. 170.

[2]        Australian Government, Budget 2014–15, Budget Measures: Budget Paper No. 2 2014–15, 13 May 2014, p. 163, http://www.budget.gov.au/2014-15/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-17.htm (accessed 12 November 2014).

[3]        Department of Industry, Automotive Transformation Scheme (ATS), http://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-assistance/manufacturing/ats/Pages/default.aspx (accessed 13 November 2014).

[4]        Automotive Transformation Scheme Act 2009, s 4.

[5]        Department of Industry, ATS Fact Sheet, http://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-assistance/manufacturing/ats/Pages/Fact-Sheet.aspx (accessed 15 November 2014).

[6]        Explanatory Statement, Automotive Transportation Scheme Regulations 2010, p. 1.

[7]        Productivity Commission, Australia's automotive manufacturing industry, Inquiry report 70, 31 March 2014, pp. 108–12; Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest no. 36, 17 October  2014, p. 3.

[8]        Department of Industry, Key Automotive Statistics 2012, in Automotive Manufacturing Productivity Commission, Australia's automotive manufacturing industry, Inquiry report 70, 31 March 2014, p. 42.

[9]        The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Shadow Treasurer, and the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, Shadow Minister for Finance, Deregulation and Debt Reduction, Joint Media Release - Hockey, Robb - Coalition's responsible budget savings, 28 August 2013, http://www.joehockey.com/media/media-releases/details.aspx?r=336 (accessed 12 November 2014); Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), Post-election report of election commitments: 2013 general election, PBO, Canberra, 2013, p. 41.

[10]      The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Treasurer and the Hon Mathias Cormann MP, Minister for Finance,
Mid-year economic and fiscal outlook 2013–14, December 2013, p. 170.

[11]      ibid.

[12]      Australian Government, Budget 2014–15, Budget Measures: Budget Paper No. 2 2014–15, 13 May 2014, p. 163, http://www.budget.gov.au/2014-15/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-17.htm (accessed 12 November 2014).

[13]      Australian Government, Budget 2014–15, Budget Measures: Budget Paper No. 2 2014–15, 13 May 2014, p. 163, http://www.budget.gov.au/2014-15/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-17.htm (accessed 12 November 2014).

[14]      Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC and Special Minister of State, Senate Hansard, 2 October 2014, p. 7719.

[15]      Liberal Party of Australia, The Coalition is committed to the car industry, http://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2013/06/13/coalition-committed-car-industry
(accessed 15 November 2014).

[16]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 14.

[17]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 3.

[18]      http://www.toyota.com.au/toyota/sustainability/cms/download/Toyota_Manufacturing.pdf (accessed 12 November 2014).

[19]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 3.

[20]      Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Submission 13, p. 7.

[21]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 3.

[22]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 34.

[23]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 34.

[24]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 34.

[25]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 15.

[26]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 16.

[27]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 34.

[28]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 32 (Recommendation 5.1).

[29]      Government's Response to the Recommendations contained in the Productivity Commission's Report 'Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry' at http://www.industry.gov.au/industry/IndustrySectors/automotive/Documents/AutomotivePCGovernmentResponse.pdf (accessed 11 November 2014).

[30]      Australian Government National Commission of Audit, http://www.ncoa.gov.au/index.html (accessed 13 November 2014).

[31]      Australian Government National Commission of Audit, Terms of reference, http://www.ncoa.gov.au/docs/NCA_TERMS_OF_REFERENCE.pdf
(accessed 13 November 2014).

[32]      National Commission of Audit Releases Review of the Activities of the Commonwealth Government, media release, http://www.ncoa.gov.au/media-release.html
(accessed 13 November 2014).

[33]      The National Commission of Audit noted Productivity Commission findings that the equivalent of around $30 billion (2011-12 dollars) was provided to the automotive industry between 1997 and 2012 in the form of tariffs and various subsidies. National Commission of Audit, Appendix Volume 2, http://www.ncoa.gov.au/report/appendix-vol-2/10-1-industry-assistance.html (accessed 14 November 2014).

[34]      The National Commission of Audit noted Productivity Commission findings that the equivalent of around $30 billion (2011-12 dollars) was provided to the automotive industry between 1997 and 2012 in the form of tariffs and various subsidies. National Commission of Audit, Appendix Volume 2, http://www.ncoa.gov.au/report/appendix-vol-2/10-1-industry-assistance.html (accessed 14 November 2014).

[35]      The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Treasurer and the Hon Mathias Cormann MP, Minister for Finance, Our response to the National Commission of Audit report , media release, 13 May 2014 http://www.financeminister.gov.au/media/2014/mr_2014-46.html (accessed 14 November 2014).

[36]      The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Treasurer and the Hon Mathias Cormann MP, Minister for Finance, Our response to the National Commission of Audit report , media release, 13 May 2014 http://www.financeminister.gov.au/media/2014/mr_2014-46.html (accessed 14 November 2014).

Chapter 3 - Issues

[1]        See, for example, Futuris Automotive Group Ltd, Submission 2, p. 1; City of Playford, Submission 4, p. 1; FAPM, Submission 6, p. 2; AMWU, Submission 7, p. 1; Australian Industry Group; Submission 16, pp 1-2; Toyota Australia, Submission 9, p. 1; Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited, Submission 8, p. 2; Hella Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 5, p. 1.

[2]        Submission 13, pp. 2–3.

[3]        Submission 6, p. 1.

[4]        Submission 11, p. 3.

[5]        Submission 5, p. 1.

[6]        Submission 14, p. 2.

[7]        Submission 2, p. 1. See also City of Playford, Submission 4, p. 1; FAPM, Submission 6, p. 2; AMWU, Submission 7, p. 1; Australian Industry Group; Submission 16, pp. 1–2; Toyota Australia, Submission 9, p. 1; Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited, Submission 8, p. 2; Hella Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 5, p. 1.

[8]        Robert Bosch Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2; Futuris Automotive Group Ltd, Submission 2, p. 1, Professionals Australia, Submission 3, p. 4; AMQU, Submission 7, p. 9; Toyota Australia, Submission 9, p. 3; Geelong Manufacturing Council, Submission 10, p. 6; Government of South Australia, Submission 11, p. 7; Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Submission 13, p. 2; Australian Motor Industry Federation, Submission 14, p. 1; Australian Industry Group, Submission 16, p. 1.

[9]        Submission 14, p. 2.

[10]      Submission 2, p. 1.

[11]      Submission 6, p. 3.

[12]      Robert Bosch Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2; Futuris Automotive Group Ltd, Submission 2, p. 1, Professionals Australia, Submission 3, p. 4; AMWU, Submission 7, p. 9; Toyota Australia, Submission 9, p. 3; Geelong Manufacturing Council, Submission 10, p. 6; Government of South Australia, Submission 11, p. 7; Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Submission 13, p. 2; Australian Motor Industry Federation, Submission 14, p. 1; Australian Industry Group, Submission 16, p. 1.

[13]      Submission 9, p. 3.

[14]      Submission 14, p. 3.

[15]      Submission 1, p. 1.

[16]      Submission 6, p. 3.

[17]      See, for example, Professionals Australia, Submission 3, p. 1; Government of South Australia, Submission 11, p. 3; Geelong Manufacturing Council. Submission 10, p. 6.

[18]      Submission 7, p. 2.

[19]      Productivity Commission, Australia's automotive manufacturing industry, Inquiry report 70, 31 March 2014, pp. 52–55; Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association Ltd, Submission 12, Hella Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 5, p. 2.

[20]      Submission 15, p.1. See also Government of South Australia, Submission 11, p. 3.

[21]      Submission 10, p. 3.

[22]      Submission 10, p. 2.

[23]      In 2011, Victoria accounted for about half of all automotive manufacturing employees (54 per cent), while South Australia and New South Wales each accounted for a further 13 per cent. Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 423.

[24]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, Recommendation 7.1, p. 35.

[25]      Government's Response to the Recommendations contained in the Productivity Commission's Report ‘Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry', http://www.industry.gov.au/industry/IndustrySectors/automotive/Documents/AutomotivePCGovernmentResponse.pdf (accessed 11 November 2014).

[26]      Submission 6, p.1.

[27]      Submission 8, p. 6.

[28]      Submission 11, p. 5.

[29]      Submission 9, p. 3.

[30]      Submission 16, p. 2.

[31]      Submission 13, p. 8.

[32]      Submission 2, p. 2.

[33]      Australian Government, Budget 2014–15, Budget Measures: Budget Paper No. 2 2014–15, 13 May 2014, p. 163, http://www.budget.gov.au/2014-15/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-17.htm (accessed 12 November 2014).

[34]      AMWU, Submission 7, p. 8.

[35]      Submission 11, p. 7. See also City of Playford, Submission 4, p. 2; Robert Bosch Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2; Futuris Automotive Group Ltd, Submission 2, p. 2.

[36]      Submission 13, p. 7.

[37]      Australian Motor Industry Federation, Submission 14, p. 1.

[38]      Submission 13, p. 7.

[39]      Submission 10, p. 6.

[40]      Submission 3, pp. 5–6.

[41]      The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry, '$155 million to grow the jobs of tomorrow', joint media release with the Prime Minister, the Hon Tony Abbott MP,
30 April 2014, https://www.pm.gov.au/media/2014-04-30/155-million-fund-grow-jobs-tomorrow (accessed 17 November 2014).

[42]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[43]      Submission 4, p. 1.

[44]      Submission 7, p. 1.

[45]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 42.

[46]      ibid.

[47]      ibid, p. 63.

[48]      ibid.

[49]      ibid, p. 57.

[50]      Productivity Commission 2014, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry,
Inquiry Report No. 70, p. 70.

[51]      Final Update on Federal Coalition Election Policy Commitments, http://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2013/09/05/final-update-federal-coalition-election-policy-commitments (accessed 14 November 2014).

Minority Report by Senators Carr, Madigan, Muir and Xenophon - TRANSFORMATION OR DISINTEGRATION:

[1]        http://www.pm.gov.au/media/2013-12-18/joint-press-conference-parliament-house-canberra