Footnotes

Preface

[1]        Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 55.

[2]        See Mr Jeff Lawrence, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 14; Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, Beyond Cole The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation?, June 2004; Martin Loosemore (2004) Reform in the Australian construction industry, The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors refereed journal, Sydney, Australia, 3 (2) 1-8.

[3]        Professor David Peetz, Submission 20, p. 29.

[4]        Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Speech to the 15^th World Congress International Industrial Relations Association, 25 August 2009.

[5]        See Mr Jeff Lawrence, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, pp. 9-10, pp. 12-13 and Mr Greg Quinn, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, pp. 33-34.

[6]        ACCI, Submission 11, p. 55.

[7]        CCU, Submission 18, p. 3.

[8]        See George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, 'The investigatory Powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission', Australian Journal of Labour Law,( 2008) 21, p. 274.

Chapter 1

[1]        Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, Beyond Cole: The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation?, June 2004.

[2]        Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee, Provisions of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005 and the Building and Construction Industry Improvement (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2005, May 2005.

[3]        Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee, Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights) Bill 2008, November 2008.

[4]        Kevin Rudd, MP, Labor Leader, Julia Gillard MP, Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Forward with Fairness, Policy Implementation Plan, p. 24.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

Chapter 2

[1]        ABS, 5204.0, Australian System of National Accounts, 2007-08.

[2]        ABS, 6291.0.55.003, Labour Force, Australia, May 2009.

[3]        DEEWR, Submission 21, p. 2.

[4]        For a comprehensive review of the Econtech reports see Professor David Peetz, Submission 20, pp. 6-19.

[5]        Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 46.

[6]        Professor David Peetz, Submission 20, p. 23. See pp. 24-25 for detailed analysis.

[7]        Ibid., p. 27.

[8]        See Mr Jeff Lawrence, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, pp. 9-10, pp. 12-13 and Mr Greg Quinn, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, pp. 33-34.

[9]        ACTU, Submission 19, pp. 6-7; Mr Jeff Lawrence, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 9, pp. 12-13.

[10]      Ms Cath Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, pp. 12-13.

[11]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 3.  See also Mr David Noonan, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 54.

[12]      Mr Jeff Lawrence, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 9.

[13]      Submission 1, George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, 'The investigatory Powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission', Australian Journal of Labour Law, (2008) 21, p. 274.

[14]      ACCI, Submission 11, p. 55.

[15]      ACTU, Submission 19, p. 5.

[16]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 15; HIA, Submission 8, p. 2; MBA Submission 13, p. 9.

[17]      ACTU, Submission 19, pp. 5-6.  See also Ms Cath Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 15.

[18]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[19]      Ms Cath Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 10.

[20]      Ms Cath Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 10.

[21]      Hon John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 68.

[22]      DEEWR, Submission 21, p. 5.

[23]      MBA, Submission 13, p. 9; AiG, Submission 10, p. 4.

[24]      Mr Michael Maynard, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 59.

[25]      Hon John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 70.

[26]      DEEWR, Submission 21, p. 6.

[27]      DEEWR, Submission 21, p. 22.

[28]      ACTU, Submission 19, pp. 8-9.

[29]      Ibid., p. 9.

[30]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 17.

[31]      See ACCI, Submission 11, p. 29; AMMA, Submission 12, p. 14.

[32]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 20.

[33]      Ibid., p. 21.

[34]      Ibid., p. 26.

[35]      ACTU, Submission 19, p. 10.

[36]      DEEWR, Submission 21, p. 9.

[37]      See CCI WA, Submission 2, p. 5; AiG, Submission 10, p. 17, 4; AMMA, Submission 12, p. 14.

[38]      MBA, Submission 13, p. 6; AMMA, Submission 12, p. 17.

[39]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 26.

[40]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, pp. 26-27.

[41]      Ibid., p. 27.

[42]      Ibid., pp. 27-28.

[43]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 15.

[44]      ACTU, Submission 19, p. 10. See also Ms Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 15.

[45]      DEEWR, Submission 21, pp. 9-10.

[46]      Ibid., p. 10.

[47]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 3.

[48]      Ibid., p. 58.

[49]      Ibid.

[50]      Letter from ABC Commissioner, the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 4.

[51]      Professor George Williams and Ms Nicola McGarrity, Submission 1, covering letter. See also Mr Chris White, Submission 9, p. 2.

[52]      Professor George Williams and Ms Nicola McGarrity, Submission 1, covering letter.

[53]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, 'The investigatory Powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission', Australian Journal of Labour Law,( 2008) 21, p. 279.

[54]      ACTU, Submission 19, p. 3, 11.

[55]      Ibid., pp. 11-12. See also Ms Cath Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 14.

[56]      Ibid., p. 4.

[57]      Mr David Noonan, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, pp. 51-52.

[58]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 6.

[59]      Ibid., p. 6.

[60]      Professor Breen Creighton, 'Building industry bill strikes the right regulatory balance', The Age, 18 June 2009, p. 21.

[61]      Hon. Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Workplace Relations, Second reading speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 17 June 2009, p. 6250.

[62]      Ibid., p. 13.

[63]      Ibid., pp. 13-14.

[64]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 9.

[65]      ACTU, Submission 19, p. 14.

[66]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 8.

[67]      EM, p. 20.

[68]      ACTU, Submission 19, p. 15.

[69]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 8.

[70]      ACTU Submission 19, p. 16.

[71]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 9.

[72]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p.67.

[73]      Letter from the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to the Committee Chair, 16 July 2009, p. 3.

[74]      CCF, Submission 14, p. 20.

[75]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 10.

[76]      Law Institute of Victoria, Submission 17, p. 75.

[77]      Mr Chris Molnar, Law Institute of Victoria, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 4.

[78]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 75.

[79]      DEEWR, Submission 21, pp. 13-14.

[80]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 74.

[81]      Commonwealth Ombudsman, Submission 5, pp. 2-3.

[82]      Ibid., p. 3.

[83]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p. 76.

[84]      DEEWR, Submission 21, p. 15.

[85]      Mr Michael Maynard, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 59.

[86]      Letter from the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to the Committee Chair, 16 July 2009, p. 2.

[87]      Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Hon Julia Gillard MP, second reading speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 17 June 2009, p. 6249.

[88]      Law Institute of Victoria, Submission 17, p. 3.

[89]      CCU, Submission 18, p. 7.

[90]      Ibid.

[91]      ACTU, Submission 19, pp. 16-17.

[92]      See Professor Breen Creighton, 'Building industry bill strikes the right regulatory balance', The Age, 18 June 2009, p. 21; Michelle Grattan, 'Debate highlights unions' isolation', The Age, 17 June 2009, p. 6.

[93]      Law Institute of Victoria, Submission 17, p. 3.

[94]      Letter from the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to the Committee Chair, 16 July 2009, p. 2.

[95]      Mr Michael Maynard, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 59.

[96]      Letter from the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to the Committee Chair, 16 July 2009, p. 2.

[97]      ACTU, Submission 19, pp. 17-18.

[98]      Letter from the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to the Committee Chair, 16 July 2009, p. 2.

[99]      Letter from the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to the Committee Chair, 16 July 2009, pp. 2-3.

[100]    Ibid., p. 2.

[101]    DEEWR, Submission 21, p. 18.

[102]    Also supported by CCF, Submission 14, p. 17; HIA, Submission 8, pp. 6-7; AiG, Submission 10, p. 27; ACCI, Submission 11, p. 69.

[103]    ACTU, Submission 19, p. 19.

[104]    CCU, Submission 18, p. 8.

[105]    Mr Jeff Willing, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 60.

[106]    Ms Cath Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 14.

[107]    Mr Michael Maynard, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 60.

Coalition Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        See Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors' Association, Submission 6, p. 2; HIA, Submission 8, p. 2; AiG, Submission 10, p. 2; ABI, Submission 15, p. 8; AMMA, Submission 12, p. 19.

[2]        Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction Industry Report, March 2009, p. 14.

[3]        Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 4.

[4]        Ibid., p. 2.

[5]        ABI, Submission 15, p. 5.

[6]        AMMA, Submission 12, p. 19.

[7]        Hon John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 68.

[8]        See ACCI, Submission 11, Attachment A, pp. 73-79 and Attachment E, pp. 115 -191.

[9]        ACCI, Submission 11, p. 37.

[10]      Ibid., p. 38.

[11]      Ben Schneiders, 'Union war hits bridge upgrade', The Age, 28 July 2009, p. 3.

[12]      Western Australian Government, Submission 16, p. 1.

[13]      Ibid., p. 2.

[14]      Patricia Karvelas and Ewin Hannan, 'Coalition to thwart building bill', The Australian, 18 June 2009, p. 1.

[15]      Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Hon. Julia Gillard MP, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 17 June 2009, p. 6250.

[16]      Mr David Gregory, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 16.

[17]      Hon John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 67.

[18]      Ibid.

[19]      Mr Jeff Lawrence, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 11.

[20]      Mr Jeff Lawrence, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 11.

[21]      Mr David Noonan, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 54.

[22]      Mrs Heather Ridout, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 26.

[23]      Mr David Noonan, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 56

[24]      Mr John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 72.

[25]      Mr John Lloyd, Answers to Questions taken on Notice

[26]      Mr John Lloyd, Attachment to Answers to Questions taken on Notice

[27]      Mr Ross Dalgleish, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 72.

[28]      Mr Ross Dalgleish, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 72.

[29]      Mr David Noonan, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 52.

[30]      Mr John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 72.

[31]      KPMG Econtech, Economic Analysis of Building and Construction Industry Productivity: 2009 Report, 6 May 2009, p. 4.

[32]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 16.

[33]      See ACCI, Submission 11, p. 11.

[34]      KPMG Econtech, Economic Analysis of Building and Construction Industry Productivity: 2009 Report, 6 May 2009, p. 2.

[35]      Ibid., p. 3.

[36]      ACCI, Submission 11, p. 11.

[37]      Mrs Heather Ridout, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 20-09, p. 26.

[38]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 20.

[39]      MBA, Submission 13, p. 8.

[40]      Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 1.

[41]      MBA, Submission 13, pp. 10-11. See also Mr Richard Calver, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, pp. 43-44.

[42]      ABI, Submission 15, p. 11.

[43]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 21.

[44]      Ibid., p. 22.

[45]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 22.

[46]      MBA, Submission 13, pp. 12-13.

[47]      Western Australian Government, Submission 16, p. 3.

[48]      Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 1.

[49]      MBA, Submission 13, p. 9.

[50]      Mr Michael Maynard, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 59.

[51]      Hon. John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 70.

[52]      Mr Richard Calver, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 45.

[53]      Mr John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 70.

[54]      Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 7.

[55]      Western Australian Government, Submission 16, pp. 3-4.

[56]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 15.

[57]      HIA, Submission 8, p. 2.

[58]      Ibid.

[59]      MBA, Submission 13, p. 9.

[60]      Mr David Gregory, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 20, 21.

[61]      Mr Richard Calver, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 43.

[62]      AiG, Submission 10, p. 12.

[63]      EM, p. 5.

[64]      MBA, Submission 13, p. i.

[65]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 25; Ewin Hannan and Patricia Karvelas, 'Building watchdog loses bite', The Australian, 17 June 2009, p. 1.

[66]      Steve Knott, 'Construction unions offered a way out', AFR, 17 June 2009, p. 3.

[67]      Ewin Hannan, 'Builders see IR switch as asking for trouble', The Australian, 17 June 2009, p. 4.

[68]      Patricia Karvelas and Ewin Hannan, 'Coalition to thwart building bill', The Australian, 18 June 2009, p. 1.

[69]      ACCI, Submission 11, p. 49; AMMA, Submission 12, p. 25.

[70]      Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 5.

[71]      Ibid.

[72]      MBA, Submission 13, p. 24.

[73]      Ibid., p. 25.

[74]      Murray Wilcox QC, Transition to Fair Work Australia for the Building and Construction, March 2009, p.76.

[75]      Western Australian Government, Submission 16, p. 4.

[76]      Mr WilhelmHarnisch, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 42.

[77]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 26.

[78]      See CCI WA, Submission 2, p. 5; AiG, Submission 10, p. 4.

[79]      CCI WA, Submission 2, p. 17.

[80]      Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 2.

[81]      Ibid.

[82]      AiG, Submission 10, p. 17. See Also Mrs Heather Ridout and Mr Stephen Smith, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 26.

[83]      ABI, Submission 15, p. 8.

[84]      AMMA, Submission 12, p. 14.

[85]      Ibid., p. 17.

[86]      MBA, Submission 13, p. 6.

[87]      Western Australian Government, Submission 16, p. 6.

[88]      ECA, Submission 3, p. 3.

[89]      Ibid.

[90]      MBA, Submission 13, p. 7.

[91]      CCI WA, Submission 2, pp. 26-28.

[92]      AMMA, Submission 12, pp. 30-31.

[93]      ACCI, Submission 11, p. 37.

[94]      Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 2.

[95]      Ibid., p. 3.

[96]      KPMG Econtech, Economic Analysis of Building and Construction Industry Productivity: 2009 Report, 6 May 2009, p. 23.

[97]      Office of the ABCC, Annual Report 2006-07, Commissioner's Review, available at: http://www.abcc.gov.au/abcc/Reports/AnnualReport0607/ABCCommissionersReview.htm accessed 7 July 2009.

[98]      See ACCI, Submission 11, p. 71.

[99]      ACCI, Submission 11, pp. 26-27.

[100]    Ibid., pp. 28-29.

[101]    ACCI, Submission 11, p. 29.

[102]    AMMA, Submission 12, p. 14.

[103]    Ibid., pp. 35-36.

[104]    MBA, Submission 13, p. 4.

[105]    Western Australian Government, Submission 16, p. 5.

[106]    ECA, Submission 3, p. 4.

[107]    Steven Scott and Mark Sculley, 'Gillard gets warning over IR regulator', AFR, 26 June 2009, p. 1.

[108]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 6.

[109]    Ibid., p. 16.

[110]    AMMA, Submission 12, p. 37.

[111]    Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 3.

[112]    CCF, Submission 14, p. 22.

[113]    AMMA, Submission 12, pp. 37-38.

[114]    Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 8.

[115]    ACCI, Submission 11, pp. 40-41.

[116]    Mr Calver, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 44.

[117]    Mr Michael Maynard, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 62.

[118]    Mr Michael Maynard, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 62.

[119]    Mr Michael Maynard, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 62.

[120]    Ewin Hannan and Patricia Karvelas, 'Building watchdog loses bite', The Australian, 17 June 2009, p. 1.

[121]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 10, 21.

[122]    Mrs Heather Ridout, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 25.

[123]    Mr Stephen Smith, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 25.

[124]    Mr Richard Calver, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 44; MBA Submission 13, p. 19; ACCI, Submission 11, pp. 67-68.

[125]    CCF, Submission 14, p. 6.

[126]    Ibid., pp.7- 8.

[127]    Ibid., pp. 8-9.

[128]    ACCI, Submission 11, p. 67; MBA, Submission 13, p. 18.

[129]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 3.

[130]    HIA, Submission 8, pp. 5-6.

[131]    MBA, Submission 13, p. 19.

[132]    Steven Scott, 'Warning over coercive powers', AFR, 2 July 2009, p. 9.

[133]    ABI, Submission 15, p. 14.

[134]    ECA, Submission 3, p. 5.

[135]    HIA, Submission 8, pp. 6-7. See also AiG, Submission 10, p. 27; ACCI, Submission 11, p. 69.

[136]    HIA, Submission 8, p. 7.

[137]    CCF, Submission 14, pp. 13-17.

[138]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 25; AMMA, Submission 12, p. 29.

[139]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 28.

[140]    MBA, Submission 13, p. 21.

[141]    CCF, Submission 14, p. 17.

[142]    ACCI, Submission 11, p. 69.

[143]    See ABI, Submission 15, pp. 15-16.

[144]    ACCI, Submission 11, pp. 68-69.

[145]    ECA, Submission 3, p. 4.

[146]    ABI, Submission 15, p. 14.

[147]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 20.

[148]    AMMA, Submission 12, p. 29.

[149]    MBA, Submission 13, p.p. 16-17.

[150]    CCF, Submission 14, pp. 10-11.

[151]    Letter from the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to the Committee Chair, 16 July 2009, p. 2.

[152]    AiG, Submission 10, pp. 18-19.

[153]    ACCI, Submission 11, pp. 66-67.

[154]    ABI, Submission 15, pp. 14-15.

[155]    CCF, Submission 14, pp. 11-12.

[156]    HIA, Submission 8, p. 6.

[157]    AiG, Submission 10, pp. 22-23.

[158]    AMMA, Submission 12, p. 29.

[159]    CCF, Submission 14, pp. 12-13.

[160]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 6.

[161]    ACCI, Submission 11, p. 55.

[162]    See CCI WA, Submission 2, pp. 28-29; HIA, Submission 8, p. 3.

[163]    CCI WA, Submission 2, p. 29.

[164]    HIA, Submission 8, p. 4

[165]    EM, p. 20.

[166]    HIA, Submission 8, p. 4. Also see ABI, Submission 15, p. 12.

[167]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 31.

[168]    CCF, Submission 14, pp. 19-20.

[169]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 30.

[170]    See CCI WA, Submission 2, p. 30.

[171]    CCI WA, Submission 2, p. 5.

[172]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 3.

[173]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 33.

[174]    ACCI, Submission 11, p. 70. See also CCF, Submission 14, p. 23.

[175]    AMMA, Submission 12, p. 27.

[176]    ABI, Submission 15, p. 17.

[177]    ACCI, Submission 11, p. 71.

[178]    MBA, Submission 13, p. 32.

[179]    HIA, Submission 8, p. 4.

[180]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 34.

[181]    See CCI WA, Submission 2, p. 30; HIA, Submission 8, p. 5; AMMA, Submission 12, p. 14 and 28; MBA, Submission 13, p. 28.

[182]    AiG, Submission 10, p. 32.

[183]    HIA, Submission 8, p. 5. Also see MBA, Submission 13, p. 27.

[184]    ABI, Submission 15, p. 17.

[185]    Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 5.

[186]    MBA, Submission 13, pp. 25-26.

[187]    Ibid., p. 31.

[188]    AMMA, Submission 12, p. 11.

[189]    ACCI, Submission 11, pp. 60-61.

[190]    AMMA, Submission 12, pp. 39-40.

[191]    Letter from ABC Commissioner the Hon. John Lloyd to the Deputy Prime Minister, 27 April 2009, p. 6.

[192]    MBA, Submission 13, p. 10.

[193]    ABI, Submission 15, p. 1.

[194]    Mr Chris Molnar, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 2.

[195]    Mr Chris Molnar, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 2.

[196]    Mr John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 71.

[197]    Mr Chris Molnar, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 6.

[198]    Mr John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 71.

Minority Report

[1]        see ACCI, Submission 11, MBA, Submission 13.

[2]        See evidence of Hon John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009.

[3]        Mr Greg Quinn, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 32.

[4]        ACTU, Submission 19, p.7.

[5]        Professor George Williams and Ms Nicola McGarrity, Submission 1, pp. 276-277.

[6]        Hon John Lloyd, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 67.

[7]        Mr Dave Noonan, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 54.

[8]        Ms Cath Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 14.

[9]        Professor David Peetz, Submission 20, p.27.

[10]      Professor George Williams and Ms Nicola McGarrity, Submission 1, covering letter, pp. 1-2.

[11]      Ms Cath Bowtell, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 14.

[12]      Mr Dave Noonan, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 August 2009, p. 54.

[13]      Professor David Peetz, Submission 20, p.27.