House of Representatives Committees

| House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications

Footnotes

Chapter 1 Introduction

[1] House of Representatives, Votes and Proceedings, No.83—24 November 2011, p. 1149.

[2] The Hon. Mr Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13535.

[3] Road Safety Remuneration (RSR) Bill 2011, Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. b.

[4] Mr John Kovacic, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 24.

[5] National Transport Commission (NTC), Safe Payments: Addressing the Underlying Causes of Unsafe Practices in the Road Transport Industry (Safe Payments report), October 2008, <http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/Reports/SafePaymentsFinalReportNov08.pdf> viewed 1 December 2011.

[6] DEEWR, Safe Rates, Safe Roads Directions Paper, 2010, <http://www.deewr.gov.au/WorkplaceRelations/Policies/SafeRatesSafeRoads/Documents/DirectionsPaper.pdf> viewed 1 December 2011; DEEWR, ‘Road Safety Remuneration System’ <http://www.deewr.gov.au/WorkplaceRelations/Policies/SafeRatesSafeRoads/Pages/default.aspx> viewed 1 December 2011.

[7] RSR Bill 2011, EM, p. b; The Hon. Mr Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13535.

[8] The Hon. Mr Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13537.

[9] The Hon. Mr Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13537.

[10] RSR Bill 2011, EM, p. b.

[11] The Hon. Mr Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, pp. 13537–13538.

[12] RSR Bill 2011, EM, p. b.

[13] RSR Bill 2011, EM, p. b.

[14] The Hon. Mr Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13538.

Chapter 2 Road Safety Remuneration System

[1] The Hon. Mr Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and the Hon. Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, ‘Road Safety Bills’, Media Release AA215/2011, 22 November 2011.

[2] The Hon. Mr Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13538.

[3] NTC, Safe Payments report, October 2008, Foreword.

[4] NTC, Safe Payments report, October 2008, Foreword.

[5] NTC, Safe Payments report, October 2008, p. 47.

[6] NTC, Safe Payments report, October 2008, pp. 40 and 46.

[7] DEEWR, Safe Rates, Safe Roads Directions Paper, 2010, p. 3.

[8] DEEWR, Safe Rates, Safe Roads Directions Paper, 2010, p. 4 and Appendix 2.

[9] DEEWR, Safe Rates, Safe Roads Directions Paper, 2010, pp. 8 and 28.

[10] PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia, Road Safety Remuneration System: Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS), October 2011, pp. 4 and 53, <http://ris.finance.gov.au/files/2011/11/03-Safe-Rates-RIS1.pdf> viewed 23 February 2012.

[11] PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia, RIS, October 2011, pp. 4 and 53, < http://ris.finance.gov.au/files/2011/11/03-Safe-Rates-RIS1.pdf> viewed 23 February 2012.

[12] PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia, RIS, October 2011, p. 53, < http://ris.finance.gov.au/files/2011/11/03-Safe-Rates-RIS1.pdf> viewed 23 February 2012.

[13] PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia, RIS, October 2011, p. 53, < http://ris.finance.gov.au/files/2011/11/03-Safe-Rates-RIS1.pdf> viewed 23 February 2012.

[14] PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia, RIS, October 2011, p. 53, < http://ris.finance.gov.au/files/2011/11/03-Safe-Rates-RIS1.pdf> viewed 23 February 2012.

[15] PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia, RIS, October 2011, p. 53, < http://ris.finance.gov.au/files/2011/11/03-Safe-Rates-RIS1.pdf> viewed 23 February 2012.

[16] Mr Kovacic, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 24.

[17] Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 13, p. 3.

[18] M Quinlan FSIA and L Wright QC, Remuneration and Safety in the Australian Heavy Vehicle Industry: A Review undertaken for the National Transport Commission, October 2008, <http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/Reports/RemunSafetyAustHVIndustryNov08.pdf> viewed 22 February 2012; M Quinlan, Report of Inquiry into Safety in the Long Haul Trucking Industry, November 2001, < http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/getfile.aspx?Type=document&ID=44257&ObjectType=3&ObjectID=3901> viewed 22 February 2012.

[19] Professor Michael Quinlan, Submission 1, p. 17.

[20] Mr Michael Kaine, National Assistant Secretary, Transport Workers’ Union of Australia (TWUA), Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 2.

[21] TWUA, Supplementary Submission 12.1, p. [1].

[22] Professor Michael Belzer, Submission 8, p. [4].

[23] PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia, RIS, October 2011, pp. 3-4 and 69, < http://ris.finance.gov.au/files/2011/11/03-Safe-Rates-RIS1.pdf> viewed 23 February 2012.

[24] Australian Logistics Council (ALC), Submission 21, pp. 4 and 7.

[25] Mr Michael Kilgariff, Managing Director, ALC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 19.

[26] Mr Brent Ferguson, Senior Advisor Workplace Relations, Australian Industry Group (AIG), Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 13.

[27] Mr Ferguson, AIG, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 14.

[28] National Road Transport Operators Association (NatRoad), Submission 14.1, p. 12.

[29] Independent Contractors Australia, Submission 4, p. [1].

[30] Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Submission 19, p. [1].

[31] Australian Trucking Association NSW, Submission 18, pp. [1]-[2].

[32] Mr Kovacic, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 23; DEEWR and the Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), Submission 24, p. 6.

[33] ALC, Submission 21, p. 11.

[34] Mr Kilgariff, ALC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 18.

[35] Civil Contractors Federation (CCF), Submission 23, p. [8].

[36] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, p. 23.

[37] Post Office Agents Association Limited (POAAL), Submission 20, p. 3.

[38] AIG, Submission 17, pp. 19 and 47.

[39] ALC, Submission 21, p. 12.

[40] Mr Tony Sheldon, National Secretary, TWUA, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 3.

[41] Mr Kovacic, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 24.

[42] ACCI, Submission 19, p. [1].

[43] DEEWR and DIT, Submission 24, p. 6.

[44] Mr Russ Martin, Submission 16, p. [1].

[45] Mr Russ Martin, Submission 16, p. [1].

[46] AJ & T Bradley, Submission 11, p. [1].

[47] AJ & T Bradley, Submission 11, p. [1].

[48] Mr Ricky Finning, Submission 5, p. [1].

[49] Long Haul Drivers Association, Submission 2, p. [2].

[50] Mr Kilgariff, ALC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 16.

[51] Mr Kilgariff, ALC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 20.

[52] ACCI, Submission 19, p. [2].

[53] Mr Kilgariff, ALC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 16.

[54] Mr Michael Mead, National Manager, Advocacy & Policy, AIG, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 12.

[55] Mr Ferguson, AIG, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 14.

[56] AIG, Supplementary Submission 17.1, p. [3].

[57] POAAL, Submission 20, pp. 5-6.

[58] Queensland Government, Submission 22, p. [1].

[59] CCF, Submission 23, p. [5]; AIG, Submission 17, pp. 9-11.

[60] Porter Haulage Pty Ltd, Submission 28, p. [2].

[61] CCF, Submission 23, pp. [10]-[11].

[62] Mr Ken Wilkie, Submission 25, p. [1].

[63] Bonaccord Freight Lines Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. [2].

Chapter 3 Evidence on details of the bill

[1] Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation (ARTIO), Submission 10, p. 5.

[2] ALC, Submission 21, p. 10.

[3] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, p. 11.

[4] AIG, Submission 17, p. 38.

[5] Bonaccord Freight Lines Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. [3].

[6] CCF, Submission 23, p. 12.

[7] CCF, Submission 23, p. 12.

[8] POAAL, Submission 20, pp. 3-4.

[9] AIG, Submission 17, pp. 17-18 and 42.

[10] ALC, Submission 21, p. 11.

[11] Mr Paul Ryan, National Industrial Advisor, ARTIO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 10.

[12] Mr Ryan, ARTIO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 10.

[13] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, p. 10.

[14] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, pp. 8 and 25.

[15] Mr Kovacic, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 23.

[16] ALC, Submission 21, p. 10.

[17] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, p. 12.

[18] AIG, Submission 17, pp. 55-56.

[19] AIG, Submission 17, p. 54.

[20] Mr Ryan, ARTIO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 9.

[21] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, p. 11.

[22] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, p. 13.

[23] RSR Bill 2011, EM, p. 11.

[24] Mr Kilgariff, ALC, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2012, p. 16.

[25] Transport for NSW, NSW Government, Submission 29, p. [1].

[26] POAAL, Submission 20, p. 5.

[27] Mr Ian Vaughan, Delegate, TWUA, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 4.

[28] Mr Paul Freyer, Member, TWUA, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 4.

[29] Mr Frank Black, Member, TWUA, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, p. 5.

[30] AIG, Submission 17, p. 62.

[31] ALC, Submission 21, pp. 8-10.

[32] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, p. 23.

[33] National Road Freighters Association (NRFA), Submission 27, p. [1].

[34] NRFA, Submission 27, p. [2].

[35] ARTIO, Submission 10, p. 5.

[36] Mr Ryan, ARTIO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 February 2012, pp. 10 and 11.

[37] ARTIO, Supplementary Submission 10.1, p. [1].

[38] ARTIO, Submission 10, p. 7.

[39] ARTIO, Submission 10, p. 7.

[40] NatRoad, Supplementary Submission 14.1, p. 17.

[41] POAAL, Submission 20, p. 5.

[42] POAAL, Submission 20, p. 5.

[43] RSR Bill 2011, EM, pp. 47-48.