Chapter 1

[1]        Votes and Proceedings, No. 37, 1 March 2017, p. 587.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No 34, 23 March 2017, p. 1147.

[3]        Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and other Measures) Bill 2017, www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Education_and_Employment/Four-YearlyReviews, (accessed 27 April 2017).

[4]        Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and other Measures) Bill 2017, Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights, Explanatory Memorandum, p. i.

[5]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2017, 27 March 2017, pp. 23–24.

[6]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest 4/12, 21 March 2012, p. 8.

[7]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest 4/12, 21 March 2012, pp.
8–11.

Chapter 2

[1]        Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and other Measures) Bill 2017, Explanatory Memorandum, p. i.

[2]        Fair Work Act 2009, ss. 156(3).

[3]        Department of Employment. Submission 1, pp. 3–4.

[4]        Productivity Commission, Inquiry Report: Workplace Relations Framework­—Overview, no. 76, November 2015, p. 53.

[5]        Department of Employment. Submission 1, p. 5.

[6]        Productivity Commission, Inquiry Report: Workplace Relations Framework—Overview, no. 76, November 2015, pp. 34–35; See Fair Work Act 2009, ss. 186, 187.

[7]        See Fair Work Commission, Submission 14, p. 2.

[8]        [2014] FWCFB 2042 (2 April 2014).

[9]        Productivity Commission, Inquiry Report: Workplace Relations Framework­—Overview, no. 76, November 2015, p. 34.

[10]      Productivity Commission, Inquiry Report: Workplace Relations Framework­—Overview, no. 76, November 2015, p. 58.

[11]      The Honourable Peter Heerey AM QC, Report of Inquiry into Complaints About the Honourable Vice President Michael Lawler of the Fair Work Commission and Related Matters, March 2016.

[12]      The Honourable Peter Heerey AM QC, Report of Inquiry into Complaints About the Honourable Vice President Michael Lawler of the Fair Work Commission and Related Matters, March 2016, pp. 47–48.

[13]      The Honourable Peter Heerey AM QC, Report of Inquiry into Complaints About the Honourable Vice President Michael Lawler of the Fair Work Commission and Related Matters, March 2016, p. 48.

[14]      The Honourable Peter Heerey AM QC, Report of Inquiry into Complaints About the Honourable Vice President Michael Lawler of the Fair Work Commission and Related Matters, March 2016, p. 48.

[15]      The Honourable Peter Heerey AM QC, Report of Inquiry into Complaints About the Honourable Vice President Michael Lawler of the Fair Work Commission and Related Matters, March 2016, p. 50.

[16]      The Honourable Peter Heerey AM QC, Report of Inquiry into Complaints About the Honourable Vice President Michael Lawler of the Fair Work Commission and Related Matters, March 2016, pp. 10–11; see also p. 50.

[17]      The Honourable Peter Heerey AM QC, Report of Inquiry into Complaints About the Honourable Vice President Michael Lawler of the Fair Work Commission and Related Matters, March 2016, p. 5.

[18]      Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and other Measures) Bill 2017, Notes on Clauses, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[19]      Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and other Measures) Bill 2017, Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights, Explanatory Memorandum, p. ii.

[20]      Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and other Measures) Bill 2017, Notes on Clauses, Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 7–8.

[21]      Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and other Measures) Bill 2017, Notes on Clauses, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 9.

Chapter 3

[1]        Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 3, p. 1; South Australian Wine Industry Association, Submission 8, p. 4; Australian Industry Group, Submission 4, p. 1; Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Submission 7, p. 1; National Road Transport Association, Submission 11, p. 1.

[2]        Productivity Commission, Inquiry Report: Workplace Relations Framework, no. 76, November 2015, www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/workplace-relations/report, (accessed 1 May 2017).

[3]        Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 2, p. 1.

[4]        Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 5, p. 4; see also Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Submission 7, p. 1; National Road Transport Association, Submission 11, p. 1; Ms Matheson, Deputy Director Workplace Relations, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2017, p. 1.  

[5]        Queensland Law Society, Submission 12, p. 1 ; see also Business Council of Australia, Submission 13, p. 2.

[6]        Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 9, p. 1.

[7]        Master Electricians Australia, Submission 6, p. 1.

[8]        Department of Employment, Submission 1, p. 5.

[9]        Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 3, p. 3; Mr Smith, Head of National Workplace Relations Policy, Australian Industry Group, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2017, p10; Ms Matheson, Committee Hansard, 13 April 2017, p. 1. 

[10]      National Road Transport Association, Submission 11, p. 2.

[11]      Department of Employment, Submission 1, p. 5.

[12]      Department of Employment, Submission 1, p. 8.

[13]      Professor Andrew Stewart, Submission 2, p. 2.

[14]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 5, pp. 7–8.

[15]      Queensland Law Society, Submission 12, p. 1.

[16]      Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 9, p. 1; see also Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 5, p. 3.

[17]      Fair Work Commission, Submission 14, p. 3.

[18]      Fair Work Commission, Submission 14, p. 3.

[19]      Fair Work Commission, Submission 14, p. 3.

[20]      National Farmers Federation, Submission 10, p. 1; see also South Australian Wine Industry Association, Submission 8, p. 3.

[21]      National Farmers Federation, Submission 10, p. 1.

[22]      Australian Industry Group, Submission 4, p. 5.

[23]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 3, p. 13.

[24]      Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 5, p. 9.

[25]      Queensland Law Society, Submission 12, p. 2.

[26]      Department of Employment, Submission 1, p. 9.

Labor Senators' Additional Comments

[1]        [2017] FWCWF 1133.

[2]        Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 5, p. 5.