Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 126—12 November 2015, p. 3374.

[2]        House of Representatives Votes and Proceedings, No. 162—26 November 2015, p. 1750.

[3]        See: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Family_Payments (accessed 23 November 2015).

[4]        The Hon Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Social Services, 'Job for Families child care package delivers choice for families', Media Release, 10 May 2015, http://www.formerministers.dss.gov.au/15859/job-for-families-child-care-package-delivers-choice-for-families/ (accessed 23 November 2015).

[5]        The Hon Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2015, p. 11 919.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 1.

[7]        EM, p. 2.

[8]        EM, p. 2.

[9]        EM, p. 6.

[10]      EM, p. 8.

[11]      Supplementary EM, p. [1].

[12]      EM, p. 9.

[13]      EM, pp 9–10.

[14]      EM, p. 1.

[15]      Supplementary EM, p. [1].

[16]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 12 of 2015, 11 November 2015, p. 21.

[17]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Thirtieth report of the 44^th Parliament, 10 November 2015, pp 53–60.

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        The Hon Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2015, p. 11920.

[2]        Commissioner for Children and Young People WA (CCYPWA), Submission 10, p. 3.

[3]        See: Catholic Social Services, Submission 1, pp 1–2; Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), Submission 2, p. 4; Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations, Submission 3, pp 5–16; National Foundation for Australian Women, Submission 4, pp [1–2]; UnitingCare Australia, Submission 5, p. [6]; Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren WA, Submission 6, pp [1–2]; Name withheld, Submission 9, p. [1]; National Council for Single Mothers and their Children (NCSMC), Submission 9, p. 4; CCYPWA, Submission 10, pp 3–4; National Welfare Rights Network (NWRN), Submission 13, pp [4–5]; Welfare Rights Centre, Submission 16, pp [1–3]; Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Submission 19, pp 2–3.

[4]        SNAICC, Submission 12, p. [2].

[5]        See: NCSMC, Submission 9, p.4; Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, Submission 11, p. 2; NWRN, Submission 13, pp [6–7]; Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia, Submission 17, pp 1–3.

[6]        Submission 19, p. 2.

[7]        Submission 11, p. 1.

[8]        Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 17.

[9]        Ms Cath Halbert, Group Manager, Payments Policy Group, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 33.

[10]      Mr Andrew Whitecross, Branch Manager, Rates and Means Testing Policy, Department of Social Services, Estimates Hansard, 22 October 2015, p. 26 & p. 41.

[11]      Mr Andrew Whitecross, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 36.

[12]      Mr Andrew Whitecross, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 40.

[13]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 2.

[14]      Submission 13, p. 5. See also: Submission 19, p. 2.

[15]      Mr Andrew Whitecross, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 40.

[16]      Mr Andrew Whitecross, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 41.

[17]      See: Submission 9, p. 3; Submission 13, p. [6]; Grandparents Australia, Submission 18, p. [1].

[18]      See: Ms Lin Hatfield Dodds, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 5; Submission 13, p. [6]; Submission 18, p. [1].

[19]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 27.

[20]      EM, p. 1.

[21]      Ms Cath Halbert, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 37.

[22]      See: Submission 3, pp 2–3; Submission 5, pp [4–5]; Submission 9, p. [1]; Submission 9, p. 3; Submission 10, pp 4–5; Submission 16, pp [3–4].

[23]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 3.

[24]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 14.

[25]      House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2015, p. 11920.

[26]      Mr Andrew Whitecross, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 34.

[27]      House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2015, p. 11920.

[28]      Reference Group on Welfare Reform to the Minister for Social Services, A New System for Better Employment and Social Outcomes: Final Report, February 2015, p. 15, https://www.dss.gov.au/review-of-australias-welfare-system (accessed 24 November 2015).

[29]      A New System for Better Employment and Social Outcomes, p. 16.

[30]      House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2015, p. 11920.

[31]      Submission 2, p. 5.

[32]      Mr Andrew Whitecross, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 34.

[33]      See, for example: Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 15, pp [1–2]; Ms Terese Edwards, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 15; Mr Brian Lawrence, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 24.

[34]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 24.

[35]      House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2015, p. 11919.

[36]      Ms Cath Halbert, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 33.

Australian Labor Party Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 9.           

[2]        Ms Lin Hatfield Dodds, National Director, UnitingCare Australia, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 1.

[3]        Senator Arthur Sinodinos, Senate Budget Estimates, 21 October 2015, Economics Committee Hansard, p. 97.

[4]        Ms Terese Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, National Council for Single Mothers and their Children Inc., Committee Hansard, p. 15.

[5]        Australian Council of Social Services, Submission 2, p. 6.

[6]        National Foundation for Australian Women, Submission 4, p. 2.

[7]        Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren WA, Submission 6, p. 1.

[8]        Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren WA, Submission 6, p. 1.

[9]        National Council for Single Mothers and their Children, Submission 9, p. 4.

[10]      Commissioner for Children and Young People WA, Submission 10, p. 5.

[11]      Mr Leo Fieldgrass, National Director, Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 17.

[12]      Ms Kate Beaumont, President, National Welfare Rights Network, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 28.

[13]      Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 2.

[14]      Ms Jacqueline Phillips, Director of Policy, Australian Council of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 9.

Australian Greens Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-10/federal-opposition-agrees-to-scrap-family-tax-benefit-b/6927328 (accessed 27 November 2015).

[2]        See: Submission 2.

[3]        http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/family-tax-benefit-part-a-part-b/ftb-b-payment-rates; http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/centrelink/family-tax-benefit-part-a-part-b/ftb-a-payment-rates (accessed 27 November 2015).

[4]        Parliamentary Library, 'Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2015', Bills Digest no. 50, 18 November 2015, pp 7-8.

[5]        Submission 2, p. 4.

[6]        Report of the Reference Group on Welfare Reform to the Minister for Social Services, A new system for better employment and social outcomes: Final report, February 2015, p. 88.

[7]        Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 35.

[8]        http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/child-support/child-support-assessment/working-out-child-support-using-the-basic-formula (accessed 27 November 2015).

[9]        Submission 2, p. 4; Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 13; Submission 13, p. 6.

[10]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 13.

[11]      http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/the-welfare-to-work-trap/6795072 (accessed 27 November 2015).

[12]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 27.

[13]      Parliamentary Library, 'Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2015', Bills Digest no. 50, 18 November 2015, pp 9‑10.

[14]      House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2015, pp 11919 – 11920.

[15]      Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, 'Cutting red tape for employers through Single Touch Payroll', Press release, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F3584227%22 (accessed 27 November 2015); 'ATO still wants payroll reporting', Australian Financial Review, 14 October 2015, p. 7, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressclp%2F4131699%22 (accessed 27 November 2015).

[16]      http://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/tax/48756-ato-pushing-ahead-with-plans-to-introduce-real-time-payroll-reporting.html (accessed 27 November 2015).

[17]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, pp 10, 15, Submission 2, p. 5.

[18]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 15.

[19]      Submission 13, p. 9.

[20]      http://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/08_2014/125_-_national_welfare_rights_network.docx (accessed 27 November 2015); https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/review-of-australia-s-welfare-system/public-submissions/public-submissions-121-140 (accessed 27 November 2015).

[21]      Parliamentary Library, 'Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2015', Bills Digest no. 50, 18 November 2015, p. 4.

[22]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 8.

[23]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 14.

[24]      House of Representatives Hansard, 21 October 2015, pp 11919 – 11920.

[25]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, pp 4-5 & 9.

[26]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, p. 36.

[27]      http://www.acoss.org.au/media-releases/?media_release=back-to-the-drawing-board-on-family-payments-new-bill-still-hits-poorest-families (accessed 27 November 2015).

[28]      Parliamentary Library, 'Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2015', Bills Digest no. 50, 18 November 2015.

[29]      http://theconversation.com/family-tax-benefit-savings-trimmed-but-families-with-teenagers-hit-hardest-49496 (accessed 27 November 2015).

[30]      Committee Hansard, 19 November 2015, pp 9-10.