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Provisions of the Independent Contractors Bill and the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Bill 2006

25 August 2006

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 119KB)

Report of the Whole Committee	(PDF 38KB)
What the bills do Protection of the employment conditions of outworkers Recommendations

Government Senators’ supplementary report	(PDF 142KB)
Rationale behind the amendments Defining independent contractors Unfair contracts Protecting against sham arrangements Conclusion

Opposition Senators’ report	(PDF 169KB)
House of Representatives committee inquiry Swelling the ranks of contractors Dependent and independent contractors The case of owner-drivers in road transport Outworker protection Conclusion

Australian Democrats' Minority Report	(PDF 212KB)
Summary of the Democrats’ main concerns What is a genuine contractor and who has genuine choice? Potential losers Shifting private costs to the public Unfair contract provision

Appendix 1 - List of submissions	(PDF 91KB)

Appendix 2 - Hearings and witnesses	(PDF 113KB)

Appendix 3 - Tabled documents and answers to questions on notice	(PDF 90KB)

Appendix 4 (Available in PDF format only)	(PDF 237KB)
Correspondence from DEWR Correspondence from FairWear

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Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3521

Fax: +61 2 6277 5706

Email: eet.sen@aph.gov.au

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3521
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5706
Email:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au