Provisions of:

Provisions of:

Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005

Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005

28 November  2005

© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 71592 0

View the report as a single document - (PDF 669KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee (PDF 119KB)
 
Recommendations (PDF 77KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 152KB)

Terms of reference
Conduct of the inquiry
Background
     The need for reform
     Proposed changes
     Response to the reforms
 
Chapter 2 - Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005 (PDF 185KB)
Parents on income support
     Background
     Current arrangements
     Proposed arrangements
People with disabilities on income support
     Background
     Current arrangements
     Proposed arrangements
Mature aged unemployed
     Background
     Proposed changes
Very long term unemployed
     Background
     Proposed changes
Compliance framework
     Current compliance system
     New compliance framework
 
Chapter 3 - Issues raised during the inquiry (PDF 256KB)
The move to Newstart Allowance and the impact on income
Parents on income support
     Impact on parenting responsibilities
     Part-time participation requirements for parents
     Child care
Foster carers
People with a partial work capacity
Availability of work
     Labour supply
     Barriers to employment – skills
     Overcoming the barriers to work for people with a disability
     Employment services and other support
The compliance framework
The use of Guidelines
Conclusion
 
Chapter 4 - Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005 (PDF 121KB)
Background
The Bill
Issues
Conclusion
 
Dissenting Report - Australian Labor Party, Australian Democrats and Australian Greens (PDF 355KB)
 
Dissenting Report - Family First Party (PDF 116KB)
 
Appendix 1 (PDF 93KB)
Submissions received by the Committee
 
Appendix 2 (PDF 105KB)
Public Hearings
 
Appendix 3 (PDF 81KB)
Key Policy to be covered by Guidelines

For further information, contact:

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

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au