Footnotes

CHAPTER 1

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 15 May 2014, p. 821. The Senate resolution pertained to all time critical bills introduced between 15 May and 5 June 2014. The bill was introduced into the House of Representatives on 5 June 2014, Votes and Proceedings, No. 45, 5 June 2014, p. 541, and as such captured by the Senate resolution.

[2]        Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[3]        Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[4]        Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[5]        Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[6]        House of Representatives Hansard, 5 June 2014, p. 3.

CHAPTER 2 - Key issues

[1]        Early Childhood Australia, Submission 5, p. 3.

[2]        Police Federation of Australia, Submission 7, p. 1; National Welfare Rights Network Submission 2, p. 2.

[3]        Department of Education, Submission 4, p. 1.

[4]        National In-Home Childcare Association, Submission 6, p. 2.

[5]        Ai Group, Submission 16, p. 2.

[6]        Submission 4, p. 3.

[7]        Department of Education, Submission 4, p. 3.

LABOR SENATORS’ ADDITIONAL COMMENTS - Key issues

[1]        Legislative Out-years Customisable Model of Child Care: 2013-14 Budget, as cited in Early Childhood Australia, Submission 5, p. 7.

[2]           Proof Senate Estimates Hansard, 4 June 2014, p. 25.

[3]           Ai Group, Submission 16, p. 2.

[4]           Bruenig, R., & Gong, X., Treasury Working Paper 2012-01: Estimating net child care price elasticity of partnered women with preschool children using discrete structural labour supply - child
care model, Canberra: Department of Treasury, 2011, p. 27. As cited in Early Childhood Australia, Submission 5, p. 4.

[5]           Bruenig, R., & Gong, X., Treasury working paper 2010-02: Child care availability, quality and affordability: Are local problems related to maternal labour supply?, Canberra: Department of Treasury. 2010, p. 39. As cited in Early Childhood Australia, Submission 5, p. 4.

AUSTRALIAN GREENS' DISSENTING REPORT

[1]        Early Childhood Australia, Media Release, 23 May 2014.

[2]        Goodstart Early Learning, Submission 13, pp 1–2.