Footnotes

Government Senators' Majority Report

[1]        Information available from the DEEWR website: http://www.workplace.gov.au/workplace/Publications/PolicyReviews/NewEmploymentServices/Employmentservicesreviewbackground.htm accessed 30 September 2008.

[2]        Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Speech to the National Employment Services Association National Conference, 15 August 2008.

[3]        Ms Leisa Hart, Mission Australia, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, Sydney, p. 6.

[4]        Australian Bureau of Statistics, 6202.0, Labour Force Australia, 11 September 2008, p.1.

[5]        Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Speech to the National Employment Services Association National Conference, 15 August 2008.

[6]        Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, p. 8365.

[7]        Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, p. 8365.

[8]        DEEWR, Submission 6, p. 1.

[9]        Mr Peter Davidson, ACOSS, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 15.

[10]      Dr Robert Simons, The Smith Family, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008,  p. 46.

[11]      National Employment Services Association (NESA), Submission 10, p. 4.

[12]      Explanatory Memorandum , p. 1.

[13]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[14]      Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, p. 8364.

[15]      Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, pp. 8364-8366.

[16]      DEEWR, Submission 6, p. 2.

[17]      DEEWR, Submission 6, p. 2.

[18]      DEEWR, Submission 6, p. 2.

[19]      NWRN, Submission 11, p. 4.

[20]      DEEWR, Submission 6, p. 3.

[21]      DEEWR, Submission 6, p. 2.

[22]      DEEWR, Submission 6, p. 2.

[23]      Mr David Thompson, ACOSS, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 9.

[24]      Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, pp. 8367.

[25]      Ms Leisa Hart, Mission Australia, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 3.

[26]      Ms Leisa Hart, Mission Australia, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 5.

[27]      Mission Australia, Submission 9, pp. 4–5.

[28]      Mission Australia, Submission 9, p. 4.

[29]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[30]      Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008, Schedule1, Part 1.

[31]      Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008, Schedule 1, Part 1.

[32]      Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, p. 8366.

[33]      Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, pp. 8366.

[34]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[35]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 9.

[36]      Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, p. 8366.

[37]      DEEWR, Submission 6, Attachment A, p. 1.

[38]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.

[39]      DEEWR, Submission 6, Attachment A, p. 2.

[40]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[41]      Mr Graham Carters, DEEWR, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 57.

[42]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 57.

[43]      Minister for Employment Participation, Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, pp. 8367–8.

 

Issues raised during the inquiry

[1]        Ms Leisa Hart, Mission Australia, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 5.

[2]        Mr Thompson, ACOSS, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, pp. 9–10.

[3]        Mr Peter Davidson, ACOSS, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 10.

[4]        ACOSS, Submission 7, p. 5.

[5]        Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 48 and DEEWR, Request for Tender for Employment Services 2009-12, Chapter 2, Statement of Requirements, p. 39.

[6]        Ms Janine Pitt, DEEWR, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 49.

[7]        Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 48.

[8]        Mr Ian Sharples, DEEWR, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 48.

[9]        Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 49.

[10]      Ms Pitt, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 48.

[11]      Ms Pitt, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 49.

[12]      Mr Frank Quinlan, Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA), Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 39.

[12]      NESA, Submission 10, p. 5.

[13]      Ms Sally Sinclair, NESA, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 19.

[14]      NESA, Submission 10, p. 5.

[15]      Mr Davidson, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 13.

[16]      Mr Quinlan, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 42.

[17]      Mr Davidson, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 13.

[18]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 59.

[19]      NESA, Submission 10, p. 4.

[20]      Ms Hart, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 1 and p. 2  and  NWRN, Submission 11, p. 15.

[21]      Ms Sinclair, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 18.

[22]      Ms Sinclair, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 20 and Mr Smith, Homelessness Australia, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 37.

[23]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 55.

[24]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 56.

[25]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 56.

[26]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 55.

[27]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 58.

[28]      Ms Pitt and Mr Sharples, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 58.

[29]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 55.

[30]      Ms Annette Gill, NESA, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 19.

[31]      Ms Kate Beaumont, NWRN, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 30.

[32]      Mr Gerard Thomas, NWRN, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 32.

[33]      Mr Smith, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, Sydney, p. 36.

[34]      Ms Pitt, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 50.

[35]      Ms Pitt, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 50

[36]      Mr Smith, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 35.

[37]      DEEWR, Submission 6, p. 2. Note: Not all people who were evicted became homeless.

[38]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 51.

[39]      Ms Pitt, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 52.

[40]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 52.

[41]      Mr Smith, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 34.

[42]      Mr Smith, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 34.

[43]      Shadow Minister for Social Inclusion, Ms Julia Gillard MP and Shadow Minister for Workforce Participation, Senator Penny Wong, An Australian Social Inclusion agenda, Election policy, p.9; The Minister for Employment Participation, the Hon Brendan O’Connor, Media Statement, 7 August 2008.

[44]      Ms Hart, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 2.

[45]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 60.

[46]      Ms Sinclair, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 17.

[47]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 55.

[48]      Mr Thompson, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 12.

[49]      Ms Gill, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 21.

[50]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 50.

[51]      Mr Quinlan, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 41.

[52]      Mission Australia, Submission 9, pp. 20–22.

[53]      NWRN, Submission 11, p. 46.

[54]      Mr Quinlan, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 43.

[55]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 57.

[56]      Mr Thompson, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 14.

[57]      Ms Sinclair, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 21 and Mr Quinlan, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 43.

[58]      Ms Hart, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 6.

[59]      Minister for Employment Participation, the Hon Brendan O'Connor, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, p. 8368.

[60]      Dr Simons, The Smith Family, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 47.

[61]      Mr Carters, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 56.

[62]      Ms Pitt, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 57.

[63]      Ms Pitt, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 56.

[64]      Hon Dr Andrew Southcott MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2008, p. 9728, 9730; Hon Wilson Tuckey MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2008, p. 9736; Hon Mr Don Randall MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 October 2008, p. 10213.

 

Additional Comments by Coalition Senators

[1]        Centre for Independent Studies, Submission 13, p. 4.

[2]        David Thompson reported in "Job Network faces threat of heard times", The Australian, 31 October 2008, p. 2

[3]        Ms Sally Sinclair, NESA, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 19.

[4]        Centre for Independent Studies, Submission 13, p. 4.

 

Minority Report by Australian Greens

[1]        Hon Brendan O'Connor, Minister for Employment Participation, Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, p. 8364.

[2]        Ibid, p.8365

[3]        National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 11, p. 7.

[4]        Ibid.

[5]        ACOSS, Submission 7,  p.9.

[6]        Mission Australia, Submission 9, p. 10.

[7]        Minster's Second Reading Speech, House of Representative Hansard, 24 September 2008, p.8364.

[8]        DEEWR, Submission 6, p.2

[9]        Mr Simon Smith, Homelessness Australia, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 35.

[10]      ACOSS, Submission 7, p.4.

[11]      Mission Australia, Submission 9, p. 6.

[12]      Ms Annette Gill, National Employment Services Association, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p. 19.

[13]      NWRN, Submission 11, p.10.

[14]      NWRN, Submission 11, p.20

[15]      NWRN, Submission 11, p.12

[16]      Dr Robert Simons, The Smith Family, Proof Hansard, 18 November 2008, p.45.