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Inquiry into the use of ‘fly-in, fly-out’ (FIFO) workforce practices in regional Australia

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Report

On Wednesday 13 February 2013, the House Standing Committee on Regional Australia tabled its report on the inquiry into the use of ‘fly-in, fly-out’ (FIFO) workforce practices in regional Australia entitled Cancer of the bush or salvation for our cities? Fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out workforce practices in Regional Australia.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 6 chapters, 1 dissent and 4 appendices.

Cancer of the bush or salvation for our cities? Fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out workforce practices in Regional Australia

Preliminary pages (PDF 327KB)
Contents, Foreword, Membership of the Committee, Terms of reference, List of abbreviations, List of recommendations and Identified areas for action

Chapter 1 (PDF 69KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 267KB)
The FIFO workforce practice for resource development

Chapter 3 (PDF 358KB)
‘Fly-in’ communities

Chapter 4 (PDF 201KB)
'Fly-out' communities

Chapter 5 (PDF 388KB)
Governance

Chapter 6 (PDF 284KB)
Delivery of health services and local training

Appendix A (PDF 59KB)
List of submissions

Appendix B (PDF 58KB)
List of exhibits

Appendix C (PDF 130KB)
List of witnesses, hearings and inspections

Appendix D (PDF 65KB)
Delegation program

Dissenting report (PDF 26KB)

Mr Dan Tehan MP

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