Footnotes

Chapter 1

[1]        Department of Social Services, Portfolio Budget Statements, Budget Related Paper No. 1.15A, Social Services Portfolio, p. 25 https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2014/2014-2015_dss_pbs.pdf (accessed 10 May 2015).

[2]        Department of Social Services, Budget Fact Sheet—Grants for social service providers, https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-department/publications-articles/corporate-publications/budget-and-additional-estimates-statements/2014-15-budget/budget-fact-sheet-grants-for-social-service-providers (accessed 10 May 2015)

[3]        Ms Barbara Bennett, Senate Estimates, Committee Hansard, 4 June 2014, p. 10.

[4]        The Hon. Scott Morrison, 'Morrison to fill front line service gaps in Social Service grants', Media release, http://scottmorrison.dss.gov.au/media-releases/morrison-to-fill-critical-front-line-service-gaps-in-social-service-grants (accessed 10 April 2015).

[5]        Department of Social Services, Submission 70, p. 7.

[6]        Ms Barbara Bennett, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 74.

[7]        Department of Social Services, Submission 70, p. 5.

[8]        Department of Social Services, Submission 70, p. 7.

[9]        Department of Social Services, Submission 70, p. 7.

[10]      Department of Social Services, Submission 70, p. 7.

[11]      Ms Barbara Bennett, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 74.

[12]      Ms Barbara Bennett, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 74.

Chapter 2 - Stakeholders' criticisms of the tender timeframes, the failure to communicate a funding strategy and the lack of engagement with the sector

[1]        Submission 70, Appendix M.

[2]        Response No. 5, received 7 May 2015.

[3]        Ms Barbara Bennett and Dr Timothy Reddell, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 82; Ms Chantelle Stratford, Acting Branch Head, Program Systems and Strategy, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 83.

[4]        Australian National Audit Office, Best Practice Guide: Implementing Better Practice Grants Administration, December 2013, pp 46­-47,  http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Better%20Practice%20Guides/2012%202013/ANAO_BPG_GrantsAdmin2013.pdf (accessed 21 April 2015).

[5]        Lieutenant Colonel Kelvin Alley, National Office, Salvation Army, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, pp 1–2.

[6]        Mr Joe Zabar, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p.

[7]        Ms Sheree Limbrick, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 7.

[8]        Ms Therese Sands, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 37.

[9]        Lieutenant Colonel Kelvin Alley, National Office, Salvation Army, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 2.

[10]      Mr Joe Zabar, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 9.

[11]      Ms Sheree Limbrick, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 4.

[12]      Ms Pasco, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, pp 17–18.

[13]      Submission 24, p. 12.

[14]      Submission 31, p. 12.

[15]      Submission 65, p. 10.

[16]      Submission 65, p. 10.

[17]      Submission  11, p. 3.

[18]      Submission 49, p. 4.

[19]      Ms Mary Mallett, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 45,

[20]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementing Better Practice Grants Administration, Better Practice Guidelines, p. 77, http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Better%20Practice%20Guides/2012%202013/ANAO_BPG_GrantsAdmin2013.pdf (accessed 10 May 2015).

[21]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementing Better Practice Grants Administration, Better Practice Guidelines, p. 77, http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Better%20Practice%20Guides/2012%202013/ANAO_BPG_GrantsAdmin2013.pdf (accessed 10 May 2015).

[22]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementing Better Practice Grants Administration, Better Practice Guidelines, p. 77, http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Better%20Practice%20Guides/2012%202013/ANAO_BPG_GrantsAdmin2013.pdf (accessed 10 May 2015).

[23]      Commonwealth Grant Guidelines, p. 15.

[24]      Commonwealth Grant Guidelines, p. 19.

[25]      Ms Camilla Rowland, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 52.

[26]      Ms Susan Jane Helyar, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 60.

[27]      Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 52.

[28]      See submission 70, Appendix M.

[29]      Dr Tim Redell, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 79.

[30]      See submission 70, Attachment A.

[31]      See submission 70, p. 12.

[32]      Ms Evelyn O'Loughlin, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 66.

[33]      Submission 31, p. 13.

[34]      Submission 31, pp. 13–14.

[35]      See Submission 70, Appendix I.

[36]      Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 29.

[37]      Submission 24, p. 12.

[38]      Ms Evelyn O'Loughlin, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 66.

[39]      Submission 31, p. 14.

[40]      Submission 45, p. 11.

[41]      Ms Susan Helyar, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 32.

[42]      Proof Committee Hansard, 21 April 2015, p. 57.

[43]      Department of Social Services, Submission 70, p. 7.

[44]      Submission 46, pp 3–4.