Footnotes

Chapter 1

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 122–15 October 2015, p. 3260.

[2]        Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 13 of 2015, 15 October 2015, Appendix 8.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, No. 61–28 October 2014, p. 1639.

[4]        Journals of the Senate, No. 104–11 August 2015, p. 2906.

[5]        Journals of the Senate, No. 113–9 September 2015, pp 3075–3076.

[6]        Budget 2015, 'Growing Jobs and Small Business – Youth Employment Strategy', http://www.budget.gov.au/2015-16/content/glossy/sml_bus/html/sml_bus-14.htm (accessed 3 November 2015).

[7]        Budget 2015, 'Growing Jobs and Small Business — Youth Employment Strategy — revised waiting period for youth income support', Budget Paper 2: Budget Measures, http://www.budget.gov.au/2015-16/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-20.htm (accessed 3 November 2015).

[8]        The Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 16 September 2015, p. 10 331.

[9]        EM, p. 2.

[10]      EM, p. 2.

[11]      EM, p. 9.

[12]      EM, p. 9.

[13]      EM, p. 9.

[14]      EM, p. 9.

[15]      EM, p. 16.

[16]      EM, pp 19–20.

[17]      EM, p. 18.

[18]      EM, pp 18–19.

[19]      EM, p. 16.

[20]      EM, p. 24.

[21]      EM, p. 24.

[22]      The Explanatory Memorandum notes that this legislative instrument is intended to combine the existing Social Security (Reasonable Excuse–Participation Payment Obligations) DEEWR) Determination 2009 (No.1) and the Social Security (Reasonable Excuse—Participation Payment Obligations) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2009 (No.1) into a new, single instrument. See: EM, p. 26.

[23]      EM, p. 24.

[24]      EM, p. iii.

[25]      See: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report: Twenty‑eighth report of the 44^th Parliament, 17 September 2015, pp 53–61.

[26]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report: Twenty‑ninth report of the 44^th Parliament, 13 October 2015, pp 34–41.

[27]      See: Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 6 of 2015, 17 June 2015, pp 55–56.

[28]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 11 of 2015, 14 October 2015, p. 34.

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        See: Australian Association of Social Workers, Submission 1; National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 2; Orygen National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Submission 3; Miss Amber Russell, Submission 4; St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 5; Anglicare Australia, Submission 7; Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 8; Welfare Rights Centre Sydney, Submission 9.

[2]        See: Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment and Other Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions], August 2015.

[3]        See: Submissions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9. While some submitters did not submit to the previous inquiry (such as the St Vincent de Paul Society and Welfare Rights Centre Sydney), the concerns raised were discussed in the committee's previous report.

[4]        The Hon Scott Morrison, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 16 September 2015, p. 10 331.

[5]        See: Submissions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

[6]        See: Submissions 1, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

[7]        See: Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment and Other Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions], August 2015, pp 7–14.

[8]        See: Submissions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

[9]        EM, Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights, p. 10.

[10]      See: Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment and Other Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions], August 2015, pp 7–14.

[11]      See: Submission 2, p. [2]; Submission 8, p. 2.

[12]      Submission 8, p. 2.

[13]      Submission 2, p. [2].

[14]      House of Representatives Hansard, 16 September 2015, p. 10 332.

[15]      Submission 6, p. [1].

[16]      See: Submissions 3, 8 and 9.

[17]      Submission 3, p. 3.

[18]      Submission 8, p. 3.

[19]      EM, p. 25.

[20]      EM, p. 24.

[21]      EM, p. 24.

[22]      Submission 6, p. [2].

[23]      House of Representatives Hansard, 16 September 2015, p. 10 332.

[24]      See: Ms Cath Halbert, Group Manager, Payments Policy, Estimates Hansard, 22 October 2015, pp 44–45.

Australian Labor Party Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        Submission 9, p. 1.

[2]        Submission 1, p. 3.

[3]        Submission 3, pp 1–2.

[4]        Submission 3, p. 2.

[5]        Submission 5, p. 10.

[6]        Submission 8, p. 1.

Australian Greens' Dissenting Report

[1]        Australian Association of Social Workers, Submission 1, p. 1.

[2]        Orygen National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Submission 3, p. 3.

[3]        Australian Association of Social Workers, Submission 1, p. 2.

[4]        St Vincent De Paul Society, Submission 5, p. 6.

[5]        National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 2, p. 3.

[6]        St Vincent De Paul Society, Submission 5, p. 5.

[7]        Australian Association of Social Workers, Submission 1, p. 3.

[8]        Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 8, p. 2.

[9]        National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 2, p. 2.

[10]      Orygen National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Submission 3, pp 1–2.

[11]      Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 8, p. 3.

[12]      Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 8, p. 1.