Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Government Senators' Report

[1]        Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Economic Survey of Australia, July 2006, www.oecd.org/document/28/0,2340,en_33873108_33873229_37147228_1_1_1_1, 00.html (accessed 22 May 2007).

[2]        Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission 19, p. 13.

[3]        Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission 19, p. 3.

[4]        Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission 19, p. 9.

[5]        ABC online, 'Average wages rise by 4.9pc', 17 May 2007, http:www.abc.net/news/newsitems/ 200705/s1925673.htm (accessed 17 May 2007).

[6]        Mark Wooden, 'Most Australians still picking up an honest wage', 5 May 2007, Australian Financial Review.

[7]        Committee Hansard, EWRE 18, 8 June 2007.

[8]        Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 5.

[9]        Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 4.

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 17.

[11]      Paragraph 346M(7).

[12]      Paragraph 36M(4).

[13]      Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 13.

[14]      Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 14.

[15]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, pp. 1-4; Australian Industry Group, Submission 20, p. 10.

[16]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, pp. 1-4; Institute of Public Affairs, Submission 4, p. 4.

[17]      Institute of Public Affairs, Submission 4, pp. 3-4.

[18]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, pp. 31-32; Australian Industry Group, Submission 20, p. 20.

[19]      The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Submission 14, pp. 2, 4.

[20]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, p. 19; Australian Industry Group, Submission 20, p. 8.

[21]      Telstra, Submission 27, p. 2.

[22]      This included the QCU, APESMA, CPSU SPSFG, ACTU, Australian Education Union, Independent Education Union of Australia, AMWU, FSU, the Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, and the MEAA.

[23]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 4; The Queensland Council of Unions, Submission 3, p. 2; Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 17, p. 3; The Community and Public Sector Union State Public Services Federation Group, Submission 7, p. 2.

[24]      The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Submission 5, p. 2.

[25]      Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 17, p. 7.

[26]      Committee Hansard, EWRE 37, 8 June 2007.

[27]      Independent Education Union of Australia, Submission 28, p. 1.

[28]      This included the ACTU, QCU, the NSW Commission for Children and Young People, the Australian Education Union, the Anglican Church Sydney Diocese, the CPSU PSFG, the AMWU, the NSW Government, the FSU, the RTBU, Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, the Workplace Rights Advocate Victoria, Professor Andrew Stewart and the MEAA.

[29]      The Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 2, p. 3.

[30]      Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, p. 2.

[31]      The Social Issues Executive Anglican Church Sydney Diocese, Submission 25, p. 1.

[32]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 3.

[33]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 3; The Queensland Council of Unions, Submission 3, p. 1.

[34]      Section 346M(a)(i)

[35]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 4.

[36]      The Queensland Council of Unions, Submission 3, p. 2.

[37]      The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Submission 14, p. 16.

[38]      Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18a, p.2.

[39]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 4; The Queensland Council of Unions, Submission 3, p. 3; Australian Education Union, Submission 12, p. 1; Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, Submission 22, p. 9.

[40]      Australian Education Union, Submission 12, p. 1; Independent Education Union of Australia, Submission 28, p. 2.

[41]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, pp. 15-18, 24; Australian Industry Group, Submission 20, pp. 6, 14.

[42]      Telstra, Submission 27, p. 3.

[43]      The Recruitment and Consulting Services Association, Submission 16, p. 5.

[44]      This included the ACTU, QCU, the ANF, the MEAA, the AMWU, the NSW Commission for Children and Young People, the NSW Government, the FSU, the Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Professor Andrew Stewart, and the Anglican Church Sydney Diocese.

[45]      The Social Issues Executive Anglican Church Sydney Diocese, Submission 25, p. 2; New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 8; The Financial Services Union, Submission 13, p. 3.

[46]      The Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 2, p. 4.

[47]      The NSW Commission for Children and Young People, Submission 6, p. 1.

[48]      Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 17, p. 4.

[49]      Committee Hansard, EWRE 4, 8 June 2007.

[50]      This included the ACTU, ANF, APESMA, Carolyn Sutherland, the AMWU, the MEAA, the NSW Government, the RTBU, Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, the Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Professor Andrew Stewart, and the CPSU PSFG.

[51]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 14.

[52]      Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 11, p. 9.

[53]      Committee Hansard, EWRE 32, 8 June 2007.

[54]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 14; New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 13.

[55]      New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 31.

[56]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 14; New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 9.

[57]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 14; New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 24.

[58]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, p. 7.

[59]      Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 7.

[60]      Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union, Submission 25, p. 9.

[61]      Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, Submission 22, p. 5.

[62]      Carolyn Sutherland, Submission 9, pp. 3-6.

[63]      Committee Hansard, EWRE 4, 8 June 2007; Committee Hansard, EWRE 41, 8 June 2007.

[64]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, pp. 9, 14.

[65]      The Recruitment and Consulting Services Association, Submission 16, pp. 8-9.

[66]      The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Submission 5, p. 4.

[67]      The Community and Public Sector Union State Public Services Federation Group, Submission 7, p. 4.

[68]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 9; Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 11, p. 7.

[69]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 11.

[70]      Committee Hansard, EWRE 29, 8 June 2007.

[71]      Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 11, p. 7; New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 19; Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, Submission 22, p. 6.

[72]      New South Wales Government, Submission 15, pp. 20-21, 24.

[73]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 8.

[74]      The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 11, p. , p. 5.

[75]      The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Submission 14, p. 19.

[76]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 8; Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, Submission 22, p. 7.

[77]      The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 11, p. 8.

[78]      The Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Submission 26, p. 7.

[79]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, pp. 9-14.

[80]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 11.

[81]      The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 11, p. 7; New South Wales Government, Submission 15, pp. 10, 23; the Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Submission 26, p. 8.

[82]      New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 22.

[83]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, p. 3.

[84]      Committee Hansard, EWRE 55, 8 June 2007.

[85]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, p. 17; Australian Industry Group, Submission 20, p. 9.

[86]      Committee Hansard, EWRE 55, 8 June 2007.

[87]      This included the ACTU, ANF, APESMA, Carolyn Sutherland, the CPSU PSFG, the United Firefighters Union of Australia, the MEAA, the AMWU, the NSW Government, the AMMA, the FSU, Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, the Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Professor Andrew Stewart and the Anglican Church Sydney Diocese.

[88]      The United Firefighters Union of Australia, Submission 24, p. 3.

[89]      The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Submission 14, p. 7.

[90]      Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 17, p. 5.

[91]      The Community and Public Sector Union State Public Services Federation Group, Submission 7, p. 3.

[92]      Section 346M(1)(b)

[93]      The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Submission 14, p. 10.

[94]      The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Submission 14, p. 10.

[95]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, pp. 26-27.

[96]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 16; Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, p. 12.

[97]      The Community and Public Sector Union State Public Services Federation Group, Submission 7, p. 5; Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Submission 26, p. 9.

[98]      The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 11, p. 10; The Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Submission 26, p. 9; Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, p. 12.

[99]      Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, Submission 22, p. 8; the Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Submission 26, p. 6.

[100]    Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, p. 12.

[101]    Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, p. 21; Australian Industry Group, Submission 20, p. 12.

[102]    Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 13.

[103]    Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 16; Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 11, p. 7.

[104]    Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, p. 11.

[105]    Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 7.

[106]    Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 7; Committee Hansard, EWRE 8, 8 June 2007.

[107]    Institute of Public Affairs, Submission 4, p. 2.

[108]    Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 17, p. 5; New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 27.

[109]    The Recruitment and Consulting Services Association, Submission 16, pp. 8-9.

[110]    The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 11, p. 5.

[111]    New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 19.

[112]    Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 14.

[113]    The Victorian Workplace Rights Advocate, Submission 26, p. 10.

[114]    New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 31.

[115]    The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Submission 14, pp. 4-7.

[116]    Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 7.

[117]    Committee Hansard, EWRE 16, 8 June 2007.

[118]    Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18, p. 6.

[119]    Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18a, p.2.

Chapter 3 - Opposition Senators' Report

[1]        Andrew Stewart, 'Work Choices in Overview: Big Bang or Slow Burn?', 2006, The Economic and Labour Relations Review, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/3.html (accessed 23 May 2007).

[2]        Joe Lazzaro, Submission 1, p. 1.

[3]        In May 2006, the OEA made a decision to withhold from the public information about the effects of AWAs, officially because the data failed to account for the complete range of compensatory benefits including the non-monetary. However, it was also clear that the preliminary information collected contradicted the Government's assertions and indicated the agreements were detrimental to employees.

[4]        Mark Davis, 'Revealed: how AWAs strip work rights', 17 April 2007, Sydney Morning Herald, http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/revealed-how-awas-strip-work-rights/2007/04/16/ 1176696757585.html, (accessed 17 May 2007).

[5]        Andrew Stewart, 'Work Choices in Overview: Big Bang or Slow Burn?', 2006, The Economic and Labour Relations Review, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/3.html (accessed 23 May 2007).

[6]        Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, Final Report: Inquiry into the impact of Work Choices on Queensland Workplaces, Employees and Employers, Volume 2, 29 January 2007, p. 6.

[7]        Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, Final Report: Inquiry into the impact of Work Choices on Queensland Workplaces, Employees and Employers, Volume 2, 29 January 2007, p. 6.

[8]        David Peetz, Assessing The Impact Of ‘Workchoices’ One Year On: Report to the Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, 19 March 2007, pp. 45, 51.

[9]        David Peetz, Assessing The Impact Of ‘Workchoices’ One Year On: Report to the Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, 19 March 2007, pp. 16, 48-49.

[10]      David Peetz, Assessing The Impact Of ‘Workchoices’ One Year On: Report to the Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, 19 March 2007, p. 35.

[11]      David Peetz, Assessing The Impact Of ‘Workchoices’ One Year On: Report to the Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, 19 March 2007, p. 75.

[12]      The Hon Joe Hockey MP, The 7:30 Report, 26 April 2007.

[13]      Joe Hockey, cited in 'We got it wrong on Work Choices – Hockey', 22 May 2007, WA Business News, http://www.wabusinessnews.com.au/en-story/1/52610/We-got-it-wrong-on-Work-Choices-Hockey, (accessed 23 May 2007).

[14]      Australian Government, WorkChoices: A New Workplace Relations System, p. 15.

[15]      Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 17, p. 4.

[16]      The Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 2, p. 3.

[17]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 8, p. 4.

[18]      The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Submission 14, p. 16.

[19]      New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 31.

[20]      Explanatory Memorandum, Section 346M, p. 19.

[21]      Committee Hansard, EWRE 29, 8 June 2007.

[22]      The Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 2, p. 5.

[23]      Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 17, p. 5.

[24]      Section 346M(1)(b)

[25]      A comparison of employment conditions in individual Workplace Agreements and Awards in Western Australia, produced for Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, ACIRRT, University of Sydney, February 2002., p.64.

[26]      New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 22.

[27]      Misha Schubert, 'Priceline case puts focus on IR laws', 25 April 2007, The Age, http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/priceline-case-puts-focus-on-ir-laws/2007/ 04/24/1177180651507.html, (accessed 16 May 2007).

[28]      New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 16.

[29]      New South Wales Government, Submission 15, p. 30.

Chapter 4 - Australian Democrats’ Minority Report

[1]        Institute of Public Affairs, Submission 4, pp. 3-4.

[2]        Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, p. 1.

[3]      Australian Democrats’ Minority Report, Employment Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee, Provisions of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005, November 2005, p.92

[4]      ACTU, Media Release, ‘Tinkering with WorkChoices won’t make it ‘fair’, 29 May 2007; and see ACTU Submission 8, pp.3-4.

[5]        The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Submission 5, p. 2; Independent Education Union of Australia, Submission 28, p. 1.

[6]        Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Submission 17, p. 7.

[7]        Committee Hansard, EWRE 38, 8 June 2007.

[8]        Committee Hansard, EWRE 32, 8 June 2007.

[9]        Committee Hansard, EWRE 37, 8 June 2007.

[10]      Job Watch Employment Rights Legal Centre, Submission 22, p. 2.     

Chapter 5 - Dissenting Report by the Australian Greens

[1]      Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, p.2.

[2]      ACTU, Submission 8, p.4.

[3]      Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 18a, p. 1.

[4]      ACTU, Submission 8, p.6; Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, pp.1-2.

[5]      ACTU, Submission 8, p.9.

[6]      Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, p.7.

[7]      ACTU, Submission 8, p.16; Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 21, pp. 11-12.

[8]      ACTU, Submission 8, p.17.

Chapter 6 - Family First Additional Comments

[1]        Ms Burrow, ACTU, Senate Committee Hansard, 8 June 2007, page 37.

[2]        Ben Packham, Threat to IR fairness test, Herald Sun, 29 May 2007, page 2.

[3]        Mr S Smith, Australian Industry Group, Senate Committee Hansard, 8 June 2007, page 56.

[4]        Ms Burrow, ACTU, Senate Committee Hansard, 8 June 2007, page 38.

[5]        Ms Burrow, ACTU, Senate Committee Hansard, 8 June 2007, page 38.

[6]        Mr de Bruyn, Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Senate Committee Hansard, 8 June 2007, page 31.

[7]        Ms Bowtell, ACTU, Senate Committee Hansard, 8 June 2007, page 44.

[8]        Margaret Wenham, Work Choices loopholes worry unions, experts, Courier Mail, 25 April 2007, page 5.

[9]        Susannah Moran, New laws sanction sackings, The Weekend Australian, 2 June 2007, page 6.

[10]      Mr de Bruyn, Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Senate Committee Hansard, 8 June 2007, page 31.

[11]      Senator Fielding, Senate Committee Hansard, 8 June 2007, page 26.

[12]      Submission 18a.