Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 25 June 2014, pp 996–998.

[2]        The submissions received by the committee can be accessed via the committee's website:www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Health/Health/Submissions.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, 2 December 2014, p. 1948.

[4]        Journals of the Senate, 24 June 2015, p. 2809.

[5]        National Commission of Audit, Phase One Report, paragraph 10.1 and recommendation 57.

[6]        2014-15 Budget, Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measure: Smaller Government — scoping studies for four operations of government, p. 117.

[7]        Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, media release, 'Further Consultation on Future Ownership Options for Australian Hearing', 8 May 2015.

[8]        Committee Hansards can be accessed via the committee's website: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Health/Health/Public_Hearings.

Chapter 2 - Proposed privatisation of Australian Hearing

[1]        Department of Health, Submission 155, p. 1.

[2]        Department of Health, Submission 155, p. 1.

[3]        Ms Gina Mavrias, Operations Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 1.

[4]        Mr Steve Williamson, Chief Executive Officer, Deafness Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 16.

[5]        Mr Steve Williamson, Chief Executive Officer, Deafness Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 16.

[6]        Australian Hearing website, section 'About Australian Hearing', 19 December 2013, www.hearing.com.au/australian-hearing/ (accessed 7 September 2015).

[7]        Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 2.

[8]        National Commission of Audit, Phase One Report, paragraph 10.1.

[9]        Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, media release, 'Further Consultation on Future Ownership Options for Australian Hearing', 8 May 2015.

[10]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 2.

[11]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 2.

[12]      Australian Hearing website, 'Find an Australian Hearing Centre of Visiting Site', https://ahcentres.com.au/ (accessed 7 September 2015)

[13]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 4.

[14]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 2.

[15]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 2.

[16]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 4.

[17]      Ms Gina Mavrias, Operations Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p.6.

[18]      Ms Gina Mavrias, Operations Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p.2.

[19]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 2.

[20]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 2.

[21]      Mr Bill Davidson, Managing Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 10.

[22]      Mr Bill Davidson, Managing Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 10.

[23]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 3.

[24]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 3.

[25]      Australian Hearing, Submission 158, p. 3.

[26]      National Commission of Audit, Phase One Report, paragraph 10.1 and recommendation 57.

[27]      National Commission of Audit, Phase One Report, paragraph 10.1.

[28]      National Commission of Audit, Phase One Report, paragraph 10.1.

[29]      2014-15 Budget, Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measure: Smaller Government — scoping studies for four operations of government, p. 117.

[30]      2014-15 Budget, Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measure: Smaller Government — scoping studies for four operations of government, p. 117.

[31]      Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, media release, 'Appointment of Advisers for Scoping Studies for Australian Hearing and Defence Housing Australia', 5 August 2014 (emphasis added).

[32]      Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, media release, 'Appointment of Advisers for Scoping Studies for Australian Hearing and Defence Housing Australia', 5 August 2014.

[33]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 71.

[34]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 73.

[35]      Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, media release, 'Further Consultation on Future Ownership Options for Australian Hearing', 8 May 2015.

[36]      Ms Margaret Dewberry, Adviser, Deafness Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 19.

[37]      Mr Mark Wyburn, Ordinary Committee Member and Regional Representative, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 27.

[38]      Mr Christopher Rehn, Chief Executive, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 33.

[39]      Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 11.

[40]      Mr Mark Wyburn, Ordinary Committee Member and Regional Representative, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 26.

[41]      Ms Margaret Dewberry, Adviser, Deafness Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 11.

[42]      Mr Christopher Rehn, Chief Executive, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 33.

[43]      Professor Robert Cowan, Chief Executive Officer, The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre Limited, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 47.

[44]      Mr Kyle Miers, Chief Executive Officer, Deaf Australia Inc, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 38.

[45]      Dr Louise Collingridge, Executive Officer, Independent Audiologists Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015,  p. 50.

[46]      Professor Robert Cowan, Chief Executive Officer, The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre Limited, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 47.

[47]      Mr Mark Wyburn, Ordinary Committee Member and Regional Representative, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 26.

[48]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 72.

[49]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 72.

[50]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 72.

[51]      Mr Mark Wyburn, Ordinary Committee Member and Regional Representative, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 26.

[52]      Mr Mark Wyburn, Ordinary Committee Member and Regional Representative, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 26.

[53]      Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 12.

[54]      Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 14.

[55]      Ms Kate Kennedy, Coordinator, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, pp 27–28.

[56]      Ms Kate Kennedy, Coordinator, Parents of Deaf Children, Mr Mark Wyburn, Ordinary Committee Member and Regional Representative, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 28.

[57]      Ms Kate Kennedy, Coordinator, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 28.

[58]      Mr Stephen Williamson, Chief Executive, Deafness Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 17.

[59]      Mr Bill Davidson, Managing Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 9.

[60]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 73.

[61]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 74.

[62]      Letter re clarification of evidence from 10 July 2015 public hearings, from Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, 12 August 2015, p. 1.

[63]      Document tabled by Ms Margaret Dewberry, Deafness Forum of Australia, titled 'NDIS Interface Information Sessions' authored by the Department of Health.

[64]      Deafness Forum of Australia, report on information released in June 2015 regarding the scoping study on privatisation of Australian Hearing, website www.deafnessforum.org.au/index.php/issues (accessed 7 September 2015)

[65]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 71.

[66]      Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, media release, 'Further Consultation on Future Ownership Options for Australian Hearing', 8 May 2015.

[67]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, pp 71–72.

[68]      Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, media release, 'Further Consultation on Future Ownership Options for Australian Hearing', 8 May 2015.

[69]      Deafness Forum of Australia, 'Submission in relation to the potential sale of Australian Hearing', August 2014, p. 6.

[70]      Deafness Forum of Australia, 'Submission in relation to the potential sale of Australian Hearing', August 2014, p. 6.

[71]      Deafness Forum of Australia, 'Submission in relation to the potential sale of Australian Hearing', August 2014, p. 41.

[72]      Deafness Forum of Australia, 'Submission in relation to the potential sale of Australian Hearing', August 2014, p. 41.

[73]      Deafness Forum of Australia, 'Submission in relation to the potential sale of Australian Hearing', August 2014, p. 41.

[74]      Deafness Forum of Australia, 'Submission in relation to the potential sale of Australian Hearing', August 2014, p. 33.

[75]      Ms Anna Messariti, President, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 24.

[76]      Ms Kate Kennedy, Coordinator, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 24.

[77]      Ms Kate Kennedy, Coordinator, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 24.

[78]      Mr Christopher Rehn, Chief Executive, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 31.

[79]      Parents of Deaf Children, Submission 156, p. 1.

[80]      Mr Bill Davidson, Managing Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 4.

[81]      Mr Bill Davidson, Managing Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 4.

[82]      Ms Gina Mavrias, Operations Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 4.

[83]      Mr Bill Davidson, Managing Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 5.

[84]      Mr Bill Davidson, Managing Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 3.

[85]      Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 14.

[86]      Deaf Australia, Submission 159, p. 2.

[87]      Mr Bill Davidson, Managing Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 3.

[88]      Department of Health, Submission 155, p. 2.

[89]      Department of Health, Submission 155, pp 4 and 7–8.

Chapter 3 - Australian Hearing and NDIS

[1]        Office of Hearing Services, Department of Health, website page, 'FAQs on the NDIS interface and transition', ww.hearingservices.gov.au/wps/portal/hso/site/about/national%20disability%20insurance%20scheme/ohs-and-ndis, (accessed 9 September 2015).

[2]        Department of Health, Office of Hearing Services Program, 'FAQs on the NDIS interface and transition', issued 7 May 2015, updated 17 June 2015.

[3]        Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, pp 71–72.

[4]        Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, pp 71–72.

[5]        Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, pp 71–72.

[6]        Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 12.

[7]        Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 12.

[8]        Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 12.

[9]        Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, p. 10.

[10]      Office of Hearing Services, Department of Health, website page, 'FAQs on the NDIS interface and transition', www.hearingservices.gov.au/wps/portal/hso/site/about/national%20disability%20insurance%20scheme/ohs-and-ndis, (accessed 9 September 2015).

[11]      Ms Gina Mavrias, Operations Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, pp 7–8.

[12]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, p. 3. See also Chapter 2, para 2.11.

[13]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, p. 3.

[14]      Ms Leonie Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, the Deaf Society of NSW, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 57.

[15]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, pp 9–10.

[16]      Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 11.

[17]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, p. 8.

[18]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, p. 8.

[19]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, p. 6.

[20]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, pp 7–8.

[21]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, pp 7–8.

[22]      Mr Robin Renwick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Claims Division, Department of Finance, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, pp 71–72, see also document tabled by Ms Margaret Dewberry, Deafness Forum of Australia, titled 'NDIS Interface Information Sessions' authored by the Department of Health.

[23]      Office of Hearing Services, Department of Health, website page, 'National Disability Insurance Scheme', http://hearingservices.gov.au/wps/portal/hso/site/about/national%20disability%20insurance%20scheme, (accessed 9 September 2015).

[24]      Office of Hearing Services, Department of Health, website page, 'NDIS Interface Information Sessions', http://hearingservices.gov.au/wps/portal/hso/site/about/national%20disability%20insurance%20scheme/ndis-information-sessions, (accessed 9 September 2015).

[25]      Office of Hearing Services, Department of Health, website page, 'NDIS Transition Planning Workshop', http://hearingservices.gov.au/wps/portal/hso/site/about/national%20disability%20insurance%20scheme/ndis_transition_planning_workshop, (accessed 9 September 2015).

[26]      Office of Hearing Services, Department of Health, website page, 'NDIS Transition Planning Workshop', http://hearingservices.gov.au/wps/portal/hso/site/about/national%20disability%20insurance%20scheme/ndis_transition_planning_workshop, (accessed 9 September 2015).

[27]      Ms Gina Mavrias, Operations Director, Australian Hearing, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 9.

[28]      Ms Margaret Dewberry, Adviser, Deafness Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 18.

[29]      Mr Mark Wyburn, Ordinary Committee Member and Regional Representative, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 26.

[30]      Mrs Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 14.

[31]      Ms Catherine Rule, First Assistant Secretary, Medical Benefits Division, Department of Health, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 81.

[32]      Ms Catherine Rule, First Assistant Secretary, Medical Benefits Division, Department of Health, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 81.

[33]      Ms Tracey Duffy, National Manager, Office of Hearing Services, Department of Health, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 81.

[34]      Mr Kyle Miers, Chief Executive Officer, Deaf Australia Inc, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 41.

[35]      Department of Finance, website, 'Australian Hearing further consultations – FAQs', www.finance.gov.au/procurement/scoping-studies/australian-hearing-faqs/, (accessed 9 September 2015).

[36]      Mr Stephen Williamson, Chief Executive, Deafness Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 July 2015, p. 16. The 'transition plan' referred to be the Deafness Forum of Australia is contained in Submission 150.

[37]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, pp 9–10.

[38]      Deafness Forum of Australia, 'Submission in relation to the potential sale of Australian Hearing', August 2014, p. 34. Original emphasis reproduced.

[39]      Deafness Forum of Australia, Submission 150, pp 9–10.

Government Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        Senate Select Committee on Health, Third Interim Report 'Australian Hearing: too important to privatise', 17 September 2015, p. 15, paragraph 2.58.

Appendix 1 - Witnesses who appeared before the committee on

[1]   The hearings and witnesses listed in this appendix relate to the committee's hearing on 10 July 2015, which focussed on the proposed privatisation of Australian Hearing, and related issues. A full list of the committee's hearings and witnesses is at the committee's website:www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Health/Health/Public_Hearings.

Appendix 2 - Submissions received by the committee in relation to the proposed privatisation of Australian Hearing[1]

[1]        The submissions listed in this appendix relate to the committee's inquiry into the proposed privatisation of Australian Hearing and related matters. A full list of submissions received by the committee is available on the committee's website: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Health/Health/Submissions.

Appendix 3 - Additional information and answers to questions on notice, in relation to the proposed privatisation of Australian Hearing[1]

[1]       The documents listed in this appendix relate to the committee's inquiry into the proposed privatisation of Australian Hearing and related matters. A full list of documents is available at the committee's website: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Health/Health/Additional_Documents.

Appendix 4 - Extract from answers to questions on notice provided by Parents of Deaf Children[1]

[1]        The full answers to questions on notice from the 10 July 2015 hearing can be accessed at:https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Health/Health/Additional_Documents