Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Overview

[1]        Journals of the Senate No. 120, 12 May 2010, p. 3444.

[2]        Portfolio Budget Statements 2010-11 – Budget Related Paper no. 1.6 – Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Portfolio, p. 3.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, No. 68, 13 May 2009, p. 1941. The motion was moved by Senator Cormann.

[4]        Mr Terry Nassios, Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 89.

[5]        Senator Mark Arbib, Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 94.

[6]        Journals of the Senate, No. 95, 28 October 2009, pp 2661-2662. The motion was moved by Senator Fisher.

[7]        Senator Gavin Marshall, Senate Hansard, 28 October 2009, p. 7462.

[8]        Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee, Additional Estimates 2009-10, p. 11 - see paragraphs 2.17 and 2.18.

[9]        For the full text of Justice Giudice's statement, please see: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eet_ctte/estimates/bud_1011/tabled_docs/tableddoc_4.pdf (viewed on 7 June 2010).

[10]      Further information about this inquiry is available through the following web page: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eet_ctte/primary_schools/index.htm (viewed on 7 June 2010).

[11]      Please see http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eet_ctte/estimates/index.htm

Chapter 2 - Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio

[1]        Some contracts are shared by more than one primary provider.

[2]        Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 6 – 8.

[3]        Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, p. EEWR 8.

[4]        Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 9 – 14.

[5]        Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 12 – 14, 33 and 36.

[6]        Portfolio Budget Statements 2010-11, p. EEWR 115.

[7]        Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 42 – 43.

[8]        Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR pp 46 – 47.

[9]        Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 78 – 79, 82, 84, 86 – 88 and 105          .

[10]      A take-home pay order ensures that workers are not disadvantaged under the Fair Work changes. An employer must comply with the order, which will have effect so long as the employee remains in the same job and that job is covered by the modern award. See Fair Work Australia website, http://www.fwa.gov.au/index.cfm?pagename=resourcefactstakehome  (accessed 9 June 2010).

[11]      Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 84, 86-88, 105-118.

[12]      Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 134-135.

[13]      Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 90-91 and 94.

[14]      Committee Hansard, 31 May 2010, pp EEWR 91 and 96.

[15]      Portfolio Budget Statements, p. 112.

[16]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, pp EEWR 9 and 13.

[17]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, pp EEWR 24-26.

[18]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 32.

[19]      Available online at http://www.psnews.com.au/Page_psn2104.html (accessed o n15 June 2010).

[20]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 38.

[21]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, pp EEWR 40-41.

[22]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, pp EEWR 45-46.

[23]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, pp EEWR 45-46.

[24]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 47.

[25]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 57.

[26]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 59.

[27]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, pp EEWR 95-96

[28]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 96.

[29]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, pp EEWR 102-103.

[30]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 112.

[31]      Letter from the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Deputy Prime Minister, to the Hon John Lloyd PSM, Australian Building and Construction Commissioner – tabled by Mr Kovacic on 31 May 2010.

[32]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 115.

[33]      'Sham contracting is where an employer tries to disguise an employment relationship as an independent contracting relationship. This may be done to avoid having to give the employee their proper entitlements.' See Fair Work Online, http://www.fairwork.gov.au/Sham-contracts/Pages/default.aspx (accessed 11 June 2010).

[34]      Committee Hansard, 1 June 2010, p. EEWR 124.

[35]      Senator Marise Payne, Committee Hansard, 2 June 2010, p. EEWR 7.

[36]      Committee Hansard, 2 June 2010, pp EEWR 6-7.

[37]      Committee Hansard, 2 June 2010, pp EEWR 27-29.

[38]      Committee Hansard, 2 June 2010, pp EEWR 57- 59.

[39]      Committee Hansard, 2 June 2010, p. EEWR 78.

[40]      Committee Hansard, 2 June 2010, pp EEWR 49-50.

[41]      Committee Hansard, 2 June 2010, pp EEWR 98-102.

[42]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, pp  EEWR 6-7.

[43]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 9.

[44]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 22.

[45]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 22.

[46]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 46.

[47]      Council of Australian Governments, Smarter Schools – Low SES School Communities National Partnership – Fact Sheet, p. 1, http://www.coag.gov.au/coag_meeting_outcomes/2008-11-29/docs/20081129_smarter_schools_factsheet.pdf  (accessed 10 June 2010).

[48]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, pp EEWR 46-47.

[49]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 89.

[50]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 93.

[51]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 94.

[52]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 93.

[53]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, pp EEWR 105-106.

[54]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 99.

[55]      Finance and Public Administration Committee, Committee Hansard, 25 May 2010, p. EEWR 31.

[56]      Committee Hansard, 3 June 2010, p. EEWR 106.

Appendix 1 - Departments and agencies for which the committee has oversight

[1]        Previously reported as Teaching Australia – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited, prior to being renamed in January 2010.