1.1
On 14 February 2019, the Senate referred the provisions of the Fair Work Amendment (Right to Request Casual Conversion) Bill 2019 (the bill) to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee (the committee) for inquiry and report by 26 March 2019.
1.2
Details of the inquiry were made available on the committee's website. The committee also contacted a number of organisations inviting submissions to the inquiry. Submissions were received from 15 organisations and individuals, as detailed at Appendix 1.
1.3
The committee held a public hearing in Melbourne on 19 March 2019.
1.4
The witness list for the hearing can be found at Appendix 2.
1.5
The statement of compatibility with human rights for the bill states that it is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.
1.6
At the time of writing, the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills had not considered the bill.
1.7
The committee thanks the organisations and individuals that contributed to the inquiry by preparing written submissions and giving evidence at the public hearing.
1.8
References in this report to the Hansard for the public hearing are to the Proof Hansard. Page numbers may vary between the proof and official transcripts.