Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Background of the Bills

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011, pp 2–3.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011, pp 2–3.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011, p. 3.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011, p. 3.

[5]        Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011, p. 2.

[7]        Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011.

[8]        Explanatory Memorandum, Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011, pp 2–3.

[9]        Draft Amendments, Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011.

[10]      Draft Amendments, Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011.

[11]      Draft Amendments, Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011.

[12]      Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum for Amendments, Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011, p. 1.

[13]      Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum for Amendments, Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011, p. 1.

Chapter 2 - Key Issues

[1]        Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Submission 8, p. 3.

[2]        Virgin Australia, Submission 5, p. 6.

[3]        Virgin Australia, Submission 5, p. 9.

[4]        Virgin Australia, Submission 5, p. 9.

[5]        Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Submission 8, pp 1–3.

[6]        Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 9, p. 2.

[7]        Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 9, p. 3.

[8]        Draft Amendments, Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011, p. 1.

[9]        Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, p. 2.

[10]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, pp 1–2.

[11]      Virgin Australia, Submission 5, p. 10.

[12]      Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Submission 8, p. 3. See also Virgin Australia, Submission 5, p. 8.

[13]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 2. Note the bracketed typographical changes are based on correspondence from Qantas Airways Ltd.

[14]      See for example, Qantas Airways Ltd, Answers to written questions on notice,   7 March 2012.

[15]      Transport Workers Union of Australia, Submission 7, pp 13–14.

[16]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, pp 5–6.

[17]      Virgin Australia, Submission 5, p. 3.

[18]      Virgin Australia, Submission 5, p. 3.

[19]      Australian Services Union, Submission 6, pp 3–4 and 6–8.

[20]      Ms Linda White, Australian Services Union, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, pp 3–6.

[21]      Australian Services Union, Submission 6, p. 2.

[22]      Virgin Australia, Submission 5, p. 9.

[23]      Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Submission 8, p. 3.

[24]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Submission 3, pp 4–5.

[25]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Submission 3, p. 5.

[26]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Submission 3, p. 5.

[27]      Mr Michael Kelly and Ms Monique Neeteson-Lemkes, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 18.

[28]      Virgin Australia, Submission 5, pp 3–5.

[29]      Mr Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar Group, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 34.

[30]      Mr Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar Group, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 18.

[31]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Submission 3, p. 6.

[32]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Submission 3, p. 7.

[33]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Submission 3, p. 7.

[34]      Mr John McCormick and Mr Greg Hood, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, p. 24.

[35]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Submission 3, p. 5.

[36]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Submission 3, p. 6.

[37]      Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Supplementary Submission 3, p. 2.

[38]      Mr Brett Johnson, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, pp 16–17.

[39]      For example, Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association, Submission 12, pp 5–9 and Australian and International Pilots' Association, Submission 4, pp 32–33.

[40]      For example, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 10, pp 9–10.

[41]      Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association, Submission 12, p. 3.

[42]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, p. 3.

[43]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, pp 3–4.

[44]      Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Submission 8, p. 5.

[45]      For example, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 10, p.15 and Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association, Submission 12, p. 3.

[46]      Australian Services Union, Submission 6, p. 2.

[47]      Australian Services Union, Submission 6, p. 3.

[48]      Transport Workers Union of Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.

[49]      Transport Workers Union of Australia, Submission 7, p. 5.

[50]      Transport Workers Union of Australia, Submission 7, pp 11–13.

[51]      Transport Workers Union of Australia, Submission 7, pp 19–25.

[52]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, p. 3, Ms Jane McKeon, Virgin Australia, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, p. 10, Qantas Airways Ltd, Answers to Questions on Notice, 4 November 2011, p. 22.

[53]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, pp 2–3.

[54]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, p. 2.

[55]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, p. 2.

[56]      Australian and International Pilots' Association, Submission 4, p. 32.

[57]      Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Submission 8, p. 4.

[58]      Aviation Economics, Submission 11, p. 1.

[59]      Aviation Economics, Submission 11, p. 1.

[60]      Australian and International Pilots' Association, Submission 4, p. 32.

[61]      Australian and International Pilots' Association, Supplementary Submission 4, p 13.

[62]      Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Supplementary Submission 8, p. 1.

[63]      Australian International and Pilots' Association, Submission 4, p. 31.

[64]      Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association, Submission 12, p. 15.

[65]      Australian International and Pilots' Association, Submission 4, p. 31.

[66]      Australian International and Pilots' Association, Submission 4, p. 31.

[67]      Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Supplementary Submission 8, p. 1.

[68]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, pp 9 and 11–13.

[69]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, pp 16–17.

[70]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 17.

[71]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers Union of Australia, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 35.

[72]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 19.

[73]      Captain Richard Woodward, Australian International and Pilots' Association, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, pp 48–49.

[74]      Mr Mike Mrdak, Department of Infrastructure and Transport, 24 November 2011, p. 32.

[75]      Mr John McCormick, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, p. 33

[76]      Mr John McCormick, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, p. 34

[77]      Mr John McCormick, Civil Aviation Safety Authority,  Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, p. 32

[78]      Mr John McCormick, Civil Aviation Safety Authority,  Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, p. 32

[79]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Answers to written questions on notice public hearing 4 November 2011, p. 3.

[80]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, pp 14–15.

[81]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Answers to Questions on Notice, 4 November 2011, p. 6.

[82]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 2.

[83]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 24.

[84]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Answers to written questions on notice public hearing 4 November 2011, p. 3.

Chapter 3 - Conclusions and Recommendations

[1]        See, for example, Senator Xenophon, 'Second Reading Speech for the Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011', Hansard, 17 August 2011, pp 4697–4698. 

[2]        Note: these amendments were introduced into the Senate on 13 March 2012 and contain several differences to those published on the committee's website as outlined in Chapter 1. 

Dissenting Report by Senators Xenophon and Madigan

[1]        Matt O’Sullivan, ‘Joint talks fail in Qantas Asia bid’, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 March 2012.

[2]        Ian Verrender, ‘Back to basics for Joyce & Co’, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 March 2012.

[3]        Verity Edwards and Sophie Gosper, ‘Qantas staff shocked as hopes crushed’, The Australian,
17 February 2012.

[4]        Mr Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar Group, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 5. Please note references to Hansard refer to the official version.

[5]        DEEWR, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, p. 19.

[6]        Mr Michael Kelly and Ms Monique Neeteson-Lemkes, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 67.

[7]        Australian and International Pilots Association, Supplementary Submission 4, p. 3.

[8]        Minister Joe Ludwig, Senate Hansard, 8 February 2012, p. 47.

[9]        Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 2.

[10]      Joe A Scaria, ‘IBS to help airlines to cut crew management cost’, The Economic Times,
15 January 2010.

[11]      International Civil Aviation Organisation, Fatigue Risk Management Systems: Manual for Regulators, 2011, p 1-1.

[12]      Mr Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar Group, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 18.

[13]      See Civil Aviation Order 82.5 subsections 2 and 2A.

[14]      Civil Aviation Advisory Publication CAAP SMS-2(0) Integration of Human Factors (HF) into Safety Management Systems (SMS), January 2009, p. 3.

[15]      See paragraph 2.54 of this report.

[16]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, p. 3.

[17]      Steve Creedy, 'Qantas to cut maintenance workers', The Australian, 6 March 2012.

[18]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 26.

[19]      Ben Schneiders, "1000 Qantas jobs 'at risk in state," The Age, 2 March 2012.

[20]      Qantas Airways Ltd, Submission 2, p. 3.

[21]      Ms Jane McKeon, Virgin Australia, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2011, pp 10–13.

[22]      Answers to Questions on Notice, 4 November 2011, p. 22.

[23]      Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Supplementary Submission 8, p. 1.

[24]      Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Supplementary Submission 8, p. 1.

[25]      Scott Rochfort, 'Subleases to sister help struggling Jetstar Asia post $4.5m profit,' Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January 2009. See Mr Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar Group, and Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, pp 8–10.

[26]      Matt Peacock and Olivia Wirth, Background Briefing, 8 December 2011.

[27]      Mr Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar Group, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, pp 9–10.

[28]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 11.

[29]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 23.

[30]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 6 February 2012, p. 22.

[31]      Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2011, p. 3.

[32]      Alan Kohler and Geoff Dixon, Inside Business, 4 December 2005.

[33]      Reuters, ‘Jetstar to invest $470m in Singapore hub’, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 2011.

[34]      IATA, available online at: http://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/pages/2011-02-14-02.aspx