Footnotes

Government Senators' Majority Report

[1]        Senator Rachel Siewert, Second Reading Speech, Senate Hansard, 28 August 2008, p. 3983.

[2]        Master Builders Australia (MBA), Submission 5, p. 2.

[3]        MBA, Submission5, p. 8.

[4]        Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, Beyond Cole The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation?, June 2004, available from: https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eet_ctte/completed_inquiries/2002-04/building03/index.htm.

[5]        Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References 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, available from: https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eet_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/buildingbills/index.htm.

[6]        Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry, Summary of Findings and Recommendations, 24 February 2003, p. 6.

[7]        AMMA, Submission 4, p. 3.

[8]        AMMA, Submission 4, p. 12.

[9]        CCU, Submission 13, p. 2.

[10]      CCU, Submission 13, p. 2.

[11]      ACTU Congress 2003, Final Policies, The Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry Resolution, 23 October 2003.

[12]      ACTU Congress 2003, Final Policies, The Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry Resolution, 23 October 2003.

[13]      ACTU Congress 2003, Final Policies, The Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry Resolution, 23 October 2003.

[14]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, 'The Investigatory Powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission' (2008) 21 Australian Journal of Labour Law, p. 246.

[15]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, pp. 249–250; and Senate Employment, Workplace relations and Education References Committee, Beyond Cole, The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation, June 2004, pp. 39–42.

[16]      ACTU and TLCs, Submission 15, pp. 3–4.

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

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

[19]      Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, Beyond Cole, The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation, June 2004, pp. 36–37.

[20]      Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, Beyond Cole, The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation, June 2004, p. 50.

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

 

Chapter 2

[1]        Fair Work Australia will be the new independent umpire which will oversee Labor's new industrial relations system. See election policies 2007, Julia Gillard MP, Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations,  'Labor's New Industrial Umpire Fair Work Australia'.

[2]        DEEWR, Submission 3, p. 1.

[3]        BCII Act 2005, p. 3.

[4]        BCII Act 2005, pp. 13–14.

[5]        AMMA, Submission 4, p. 4.

[6]        BCII Act 2005, s 52, p.46.

[7]        Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 257.

[8]        BCII Act 2005, p. 48.

[9]        ACTU, Submission 15, p. 9.

[10]      BCII Act 2005, p. 47.

[11]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 258.

[12]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 258.

[13]      ACTU, Submission 15, p. 11.

[14]      BCII Act 2005, p. 46.

[15]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 255 and ABCC Report of Compliance Powers by the ABCC for the Period 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2008 available at http://www.abcc.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/36149C0F-B6C9-4AC7-B2C2-34379BA26C2E/0/CPowersReportSep08.pdf accessed 14 November 2008.

[16]      BCII Act 2005, p. 48.

[17]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 260.

[18]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 260.

[19]      ACTU, Submission 15, p. 9.

[20]      ACTU, Submission 15, p. 10.

[21]      ABCC, Report on the Exercise of Compliance Powers by the ABCC for the period 1 October 2005 to 31 March 2008, p. 3.

[22]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, pp. 260.

[23]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, pp. 260–261.

[24]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 259.

[25]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 262.

[26]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 262.

[27]      BCII Act 2005, p. 47.

[28]      International Labour Organisation. Committee on Freedom of Association, Report No 338 (Case No. 2326): available at: http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/caseframeE.htm accessed 27 October 2008.

[29]      ABCC Report of Compliance Powers by the ABCC for the Period 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2008 available at: http://www.abcc.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/36149C0F-B6C9-4AC7-B2C2-34379BA26C2E/0/CPowersReportSep08.pdf accessed 28 October 2008.

[30]      For further information on the case the following websites, among others, provide background: http://www.cfmeuvic.com.au/storage/documents/NW%20download.pdf and http://www.abcc.gov.au/abcc/Prosecutions/CurrentCourtCases/CrusevCFMEUandWashington.htm accessed 28 October 2008.

[31]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 270.

[32]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 272.

[33]      The Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia, Discussion Paper, October 2008, p. 30.

[34]      The Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia, Discussion Paper, October 2008, p. 31.

[35]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, pp.273–274.

[36]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, pp. 274–275.

[37]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 275.

[38]      The Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia, Discussion Paper, October 2008, p. 30.

[39]      The Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia, Discussion Paper, October 2008, p. 20.

[40]      Summary of qualifications provided by AMMA, Submission 4, p. 13.

[41]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 264.

[42]      BCII Act 2005, p. 17.

[43]      Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, Beyond Cole The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation?, June 2004, pp. 56-57.

[44]      The Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia, Discussion Paper, October 2008, p. 25.

[45]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 264.

[46]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 266.

[47]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 266.

[48]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, pp. 266.

[49]      Report available from: http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/caseframeE.htm accessed 28 October 2008.

[50]      Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 268.

[51]      The Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia, Discussion Paper, October 2008, p. 33.

[52]      The Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia, Discussion Paper, October 2008, p. 30.

[53]      ABS, Industrial Disputes, Australia, Category 6321.0.55.001, December 2007, Table 2b.

[54]      The Hon Murray Wilcox QC, Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia, Discussion Paper, October 2008, p. 17.

[55]      The Allen Consulting Group, The Economic Importance of the Construction Industry in Australia, 21 August 2007, p. vi.

[56]      Reserve Bank of Australia, Statement of Monetary Policy, 13 August 2007, p. 44.

[57]      MBA, Submission 5, pp. 6-7.

[58]      Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, Beyond Cole The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation?, June 2004,  pp. 25–29.

[59]      Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee, Supplementary Budget Estimates, Proof Hansard, 23 October 2008, p. 132; and Media Backgrounder available at: http://www.abcc.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/9D99CD5C-8C6E-4242-B533-66FE7897FD20/0/MB20080801ProductivityintheConstructionIndustryContinuestoImprove.pdf accessed 30 October 2008.

[60]      Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee, Senate Supplementary Budget Estimates,  Proof Hansard, 23 October 2008, p. 134.

 

Coalition Senators' Report

[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 References Committee, Inquiry into the 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]        Civil Contractors Federation (CCF), Submission 2, p. 4.

[4]        AMMA, Submission 4, p. 11.

[5]        Hon Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, House of Representatives Hansard, 25 March 2004, p. 27297.

[6]        See CCF, Submission 2, p. 6; AMMA, p. 5.

[7]        CCF, Submission 2, p. 8.

[8]        AMMA, Submission 4, p. 5.

[9]        CCF, Submission 2, p. 9.

[10]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 8.

[11]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 6.

[12]      See CCF Submission, 2, p. 3.

[13]      MBA, Submission 5, p. 6.

[14]      MBA, Submission 5, pp 6-7.

[15]      ABCC Media Statement, 'Construction Industry Productivity: 2008 Report Card', 1 August 2008.

[16]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 10.

[17]      ABCC Media Backgrounder, 'Productivity in the Construction Industry continues to Improve', 1 August 2008.

[18]      AMMA, The Building industry regulator A tough cop or a transition to a toothless tiger?, 9 September 2008, p. 19.

[19]      AMMA, The Building industry regulator A tough cop or a transition to a toothless tiger?, 9 September 2008, p. 19.

[20]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 2.

[21]      Media Release, Ai Group, ' Ai Group welcomes consultative approach on ABCC transition, 22 May 2008.

[22]      Office of the ABCC, Annual Report 2006-07, Commissioner's Review, available at: http://www.abcc.gov.au/abcc/Reports/AnnualReport0607/ABCCommissionersReview.htm accessed 20 November 2008.

[23]      Econtech, Economic Analysis of Building and Construction Industry Productivity: 2008 Report, 30 July 2008, p. iii.

[24]      MBA, Submission 5, p. 7.

[25]      The Hon Kevin Andrews MP, 'Union rule remains the worst option', Australian Financial Review, 18 August 2008, p. 71.

[26]      CCF, Submission 2,  p. 3.

[27]      AMMA, The Building industry regulator A tough cop or a transition to a toothless tiger?, 9 September 2008, p. 8.

[28]      AMMA, Submission 4, p. 5.

[29]      AMMA, The Building industry regulator A tough cop or a transition to a toothless tiger?, 9 September 2008, p. 10.

[30]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 3.

[31]      Ai Group, Submission 12, p. 9.

[32]      Ai Group, Submission 12, p. 9.

[33]      ABCC, Report on the Exercise of Compliance Powers 1 October 2005 to 31 March 2008, p.3.

[34]      AMMA, Submission 4, p. 4.

[35]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 15.

[36]      Ai Group, Submission 12, p. 9.

[37]      Administrative Review Council (ARC), The Coercive Information-gathering Powers of Government Agencies, Report No 48, May 2008.

[38]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 16.

[39]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 16.

[40]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 17.

[41]      ARC, The Coercive Information-gathering Powers of Government Agencies, Report No 48, May 2008, p.49.

[42]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 12.

[43]      CCF, Submission 2, p. 13.

[44]      MBA, Submission 5, pp. 9–11.

 

Minority Report by the Australian Greens

[1]        Senator Rachel Siewert, Second Reading Speech, Senate Hansard, 28 August 2008, p. 3983.

[2]        Professor George Williams and Nicola McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 258.

[3]        See for example, Paul Ruiz, Submission 1.

[4]        CCU, Submission 13, pp. 15-21 and  ACTU, Submission 15, pp. 15-16.

[5]        CCU, Submission 13, p. 14.

[6]        CCU, Submission 13, pp. 10-11 and ACTU, Submission 15, pp. 12-15.

[7]        Williams and McGarrity, Submission 6, pp. 276-277.

[8]        Williams and McGarrity, Submission 6, p. 279.