APPENDIX 1

Submissions and additional information received by the Committee

Submissions

1 Mr Derek Walter

2 Mr Peter Mares

3 Associate Professor Joo-Cheong Tham

4 Engineers Australia

5 Dr Joanna Howe and Associate Professor Alexander Reilly

6 Isolated Children's Parents' Association of Australia

7 National Tertiary Education Union

8 Australian Dairy Industry Council

9 Australian Pork

10 The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

11 Dr Stephen Clibborn

12 Electrical Trades Union of Australia

13 South Australian Wine Industry Association

14 National Farmers' Federation

15 Australian Federation of Air Pilots

16 The Salvation Army

17 Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers

18 Australian Maritime Officers Union

19 United Voice

20 Australian Higher Education Industrial Association

21 Fragomen

22 Maritime Union of Australia

23 Dr Chris Wright and Dr Andreea Constantin

24 Ernst and Young

25 Eventus Immigration

26 Business Council of Australia

27 Migration Council Australia

28 Ausfilm

29 Justice and International Mission Unit, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia

30 Consult Australia

31 Australian Labour Party, Castlemaine Branch

32 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union - National Branch

33 AI Group

34 Australian Mines and Metal Association

35 Unions NSW

36 JobWatch Inc

37 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

38 Confidential

39 Department of Business, Northern Territory Government

40 Migration Institute of Australia

41 Australian Government joint submission

42 Ms Elsa Underhill PhD

43 Human Rights Council of Australia

44 The Australian Workers Union

45 Ms Lisa Chesters MP

46 Mr Joji Abraham

47 UnionsWA

48 ACTU

49 Law Council of Australia

50 Screen Producers Australia

51 Bowen Gumlu Growers

52 Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union - Queensland Branch

53 Growcom

54 Confidential

55 Murray Free Range

56 Windridge Farms

57 Baiada

58 Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees' Association

59 Mr Mohammed Rashid Ullat Thodi and Mr Pranay Alawala

60 Mr Michael Fraser

61 Mr Stewart Levitt, Levitt Robinson Solicitors

62 Dr Tess Hardy

63 Franchise Council of Australia

64 United WHY

Additional information

1 Letter provided by Woolworths Limited following Melbourne public hearing 18 May 2015

2 Howe, 2013, 'Is the net cast too wide? An assessment of whether the regulatory design of the 457 visa meets Australia's skill needs', Federal Law Review

3 Howe, 2014, 'Does Australia need an expert commission to assist with managing its labour migration program?', Australian Journal of Labour Law

4 Letter provided by Department of Immigration and Border Protection following Canberra public hearing, 17 July 2015

5 Letter provided by Mr Russell Withers following Melbourne public hearing, 24 September 2015 (see Hansard page 52 - 53)

6 Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Framework provided by the Salvation Army

7 Additional information from Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOF), 'Issues Paper', provided at public hearing Melbourne, 20 November 2015

8 Additional information from Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOF), Letter to Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, provided at public hearing Melbourne, 20 November 2015

9 Additional information from the Franchise Council of Australia, provided following public hearing Melbourne, 20 November 2015

Answers to Questions taken on Notice

1 Answers to questions on notice at public hearing Melbourne, 18 May 2015

Woolworths
National Union of Workers
Fair Work Ombudsman

2 Answers to questions on notice at public hearing Brisbane, 12 June 2015

Queensland Council of Unions
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union

3 Answer to questions on notice at public hearing Melbourne, 19 June 2015

Australian Pork
Australian Nurses and Midwifery Federation
Electrical Trades Union
Hazeldenes

4 Answers to questions on notice at public hearing Sydney, 26 June 2015

Australian Council of Trades Unions
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
National Farmers Federation

5 Answers to questions on notice at public hearing Perth, 10 July 2015

Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans
Employment Law Centre of Western Australia

6 Answers to questions on notice a public hearing Adelaide, 14 July 2015

South Australian Wine Industry Association
Coles
Fair Work Ombudsman

7 Answers to questions on notice at public hearing Canberra, 17 July 2015

Migration Council of Australia
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Department of Employment

8 Answers to questions on notice to the Maritime Union of Australia, received 6 August 2015

Maritime Union of Australia

9 Answers to written questions on notice from Senator McKenzie to all unions that attended public hearings

10 Answers to written questions on notice from Senator Lines to the ACTU

11 Answers to written questions on notice from Senator Lines to the AMIEU

12 Answers to written questions on notice from Senator Lines to the Fair Work Ombudsman

13 Answers to questions on notice at public hearing Melbourne, 24 September 2015

Shopkeepers and Distributors and Allied Union
Dr Tess Hardy
7-Eleven
Fair Work Ombudsman

14 Answers to written questions on notice, following public hearing Melbourne, 24 September 2015

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Minister Birmingham
Deparment of Education and Training
Professor Than
Dr Tess Hardy
7-Eleven
Fair Work Ombudsman

15 Answers to written questions on notice from Senator Lines to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

16 Answers to written questions on notice from Senator Lines to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection

17 Answers to questions on notice at a public hearing Melbourne, 20 November 2015

Independent Franchise Review and Staff Claims Panel
Franchise Council of Australia
Baida

18 Answer to written questions on notice from Senator Lines to Baiada

19 Answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing Canberra, 5 February 2016

7-Eleven
Fels Wage Fairness Panel
Fair Work Ombudsman
National Farmers' Federation

Tabled documents

1 Fair Work Ombudsman, Tabled Document 1, Melbourne public hearing 18 May 2015

2 1National Union of Workers, Tabled Document 1, Melbourne public hearing 18 May 2015

3 QCU, Tabled Document 1, Brisbane public hearing. 12 June 2015

4 AMIEU, Tabled Document 1, Brisbane public hearing 12 June 2015

5 AMIEU, Tabled Document 2, Brisbane public hearing 12 June 2015

6 Salvation Army, Tabled Document 1, Improving Protections for Migrant Domestic Workers in Australia, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

7 National Farmers Federation, Tabled Documents, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

8 AMIEU, Tabled Document 1, Opening statements for Mr Chun Yat Wong (Sky) and Ms Chiung-Yun Chang (Amy), Sydney pubilc hearing 26 June 2015.

9 AMIEU, Tabled Document 2, AWX training document and pay advice, Hansard page 16 -19, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

10 AMIEU, Tabled Document 3, Voluntary overtime, Hansard pages 17-18, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

11 AMIEU, Tabled Document 4, Photos of visa workers accommodation, Hansard page 19, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

12 AMIEU, Tabled Document 5, Reid Meats in Western Sydney training facility, Hansard page 19, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

13 AMIEU, Tabled Document 6, Petition on working hours indicating the difference in rates and hours for local and visa workers, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

14 AMIEU, Tabled Document 7, Time and Attendance records - real and fake, Hansard page 22, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

15 AMIEU, Tabled Document 8, Visa worker cash in hand payslips, Hansard pages 22-23, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

16 AMIEU, Tabled document 9, Three Chinese language documents offering (1) a seminar of working holiday by Australian labour hire company AWX and Taiwanese labour hire company Interisland (2) advertisement for $18 in Murray Bridge South Australia by Taiwanese company OZGOGO with links to Australian labour hire company Scottwell Internation (3) Package of overseas meatwork arrangement by Interisland and AWX for 417 visa workers. The package requires workers to pay NTD $15000 and AUD$150 for weekly rent, AUD$30 for food and AUD$150 for transportation. Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

17 AMIEU, Tabled document 10, Compulsary body check fee for $275 with receipt from AWX (not the clinic), Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

18 AMIEU, Tabled document 11, Contractor piece rate system in Baiada Beresfield. It shows workers are not paid by the minimum award rate. Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

19 AMIEU, Tabled document 12, Chinese contract issues in Taiwan by Taiwanese labour hire company with links to Australian labour hire company Scottwell International. Key details as follows: i. Main job vacancy: Adelaide Beef factory. Second job vacancy: Sydney Beef factory. ii. Service for job vacancies: 2 iii. Contract fee: NTD $5,000. Oversea fee: NTD $60,000. Total: NTD $65,000. iv. Job Bonds: $600 v. Pay rate: $18.10 - $21.70. Over pay rate: $18.10 - $21.70 vi. Work period: 1 year vii. Pay system: ABN viii. Accommodation: $80 - $100. Bonds 2 weeks. Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015.

20 AMIEU, Tabled document 13, Protection visa claim from a worker at Baiada Beresfield. Sydney public hearing, 26 June 2015

21 AMIEU, Tabled document 14, Tabled submission, Sydney public hearing 26 June 2015

22 AMIEU, Tabled document 1, SA Report, Adelaide public hearing 14 July 2015

23 Fair Work Ombudsman, Tabled Document 1, Opening Statement, Melbourne public hearing 24 September 2015

24 Fair Work Ombudsman, Tabled Document 2, Correspondence from the Fair Work Ombudsman to Mr Peter Harris AO, Chairman of the Productivity Commission, Melbourne public hearing 24 September 2015

25 Mr Ullat Thodi, Tabled Document 1, Letter from Department of Employment to Mr Ullat Thodi regarding the General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme (GEERS), (see Hansard page 9), Melbourne public hearing 24 September 2015

26 Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Tabled Document 1, Redacted sample of comments made by 7 Eleven employees when they registered on the SDA’s ‘www.24sevenhelpline.com.au’ (see page 22), Melbourne public hearing 24 September 2015

27 Baiada Poultry, Tabled Document 1, Proactive Compliance Deed, Hansard page 33, Melbourne public hearing 20 November 2015

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