Unfinished business: Indigenous stolen wages

7 December 2006

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Members of the Committee	(PDF 64KB)

Abbreviations	(PDF 74KB)

Recommendations	(PDF 31KB)

Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 148KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgements Scope of the inquiry Structure of the report Note on references Terminology and warning

Chapter 2 - Life under the protection acts	(PDF 232KB)
Introduction Common features of the protectionist regimes Governmental control of employment, conditions and wages

Chapter 3 - Access to Commonwealth entitlements	(PDF 174KB)
Child endowment Maternity allowance Other benefits and pensions Invalid and old-age pensions Widows' pension Unemployment and sickness benefits War and service pensions

Chapter 4 - Trust and savings accounts	(PDF 215KB)
The establishment of trust and savings accounts Misappropriation and mishandling of Indigenous monies

Chapter 5 - Impact of wages control	(PDF 173KB)
Introduction The inadequacy of safeguards Employment and living conditions Abuse of workers Fighting against employment controls The continuing impact of wages control

Chapter 6 - Previous inquiries into stolen wages and access to records	(PDF 227KB)
Introduction State and territory investigations into stolen wages Disclosure of evidence and public access

Chapter 7 - Repayment of monies by Governments	(PDF 265KB)
Queensland New South Wales - Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayment Scheme Experience in other jurisdictions

Chapter 8 - Summary and Conclusions	(PDF 168KB)
Access to records A national inquiry to set the record straight Litigation as an alternative to payment schemes What should happen next?

Additional Comments by Senator Bartlett	(PDF 32KB)

Additional comments by the Australian Greens	(PDF 31KB)

Appendix 1 - Submissions received and tabled documents	(PDF 146KB)

Appendix 3 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee	(PDF 44KB)
Brisbane, Wednesday 25 October 2006 Sydney, Friday 27 October 2006 Perth, Thursday 16 November 2006 Canberra, Tuesday 28 November 2006

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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560

Fax: +61 2 6277 5794

Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3560
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5794
Email:	legcon.sen@aph.gov.au