Submissions

2019

Submission to the Inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce, 'Inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce' (2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Alysia Blackham

Submission to Australian Human Rights Commission Inquiry, 'Free and Equal in Australia, Discussion paper on reform of Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws' (December 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Beth Gaze with the Australian Discrimination Law Expert Group (This submission followed a half day consultation meeting in Melbourne on 28 Nov 2019 with the President and staff of the AHRC.)

Submission to the Attorney-General Consultation on Industrial Relations, ‘Discussion Paper - Improving Protections of Employees’ Wages and Entitlements: Strengthening Penalties for Non-Compliance’ (November 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre member Tess Hardy and Melissa Kennedy

Submission to Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, 'Religious Discrimination Bill First Exposure Draft' (October 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre members Alysia Blackham, Liam Elphick and Beth Gaze, with the Australian Discrimination Law Expert Group

Submission to the Western Australian Department of Mines, 'Industry Regulation and Safety Inquiry into Wage Theft in Western Australia' (March 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre members Tess Hardy and Melissa Kennedy

Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission, 'National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces' (March 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre members Liam Elphick and Beth Gaze, with the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group

Submission to Senate Economics Legislation Committee, 'Inquiry into Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019' (March 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

Submission to Senate Economics Legislation Committee, 'Inquiry into Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation And Other Measures) Bill 2019' (February 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 'Inquiry: Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018' (January 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre member Liam Elphick, with the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group

Submission to Treasury, 'ASIC Industry Funding Model and Registry Search Fees' (January 2019)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

2018

Submission to Treasury, 'Improving black economy enforcement and offences' (December 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

Submission to Treasury, 'Modernising Business Registers Program Review of Registry Fees' (December 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

Submission to the Gender Equality Team, Department of Health & Human Services, Government of Victoria Inquiry: The Victorian Gender Equality Bill (October 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members Alysia Blackham and Beth Gaze, with the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group

Submission to Treasury, 'Modernising Business Registers And Director Identification Number Draft Legislation' (October 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

Submission to the Inquiry of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters into the proposed amendments to the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017 (Cth) (September 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Joo-Cheong Tham

Submission to Treasury, 'Combatting Illegal Phoenixing Exposure Draft' (September 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

Submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Investigation into Collective Bargaining Class Exemption (September 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Tess Hardy with Shae McCrystal

Submission to the Queensland Education, Employment and Small Business Committee Inquiry into Wage Theft in Queensland (August 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Tess Hardy, Melissa Kennedy and John Howe

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Exploitation of General and specialist Cleaners Working in Retail Chains for Contracting or Subcontracting Cleaning Companies (July 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Tess Hardy with Andrew Stewart

Submission to Treasury, 'Tackling The Black Economy: Designing A Modern Australian Business Number System' Consultation Paper (July 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

Submission to the Inquiry of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee into the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (May 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Joo-Cheong Tham, with Keith Ewing

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Operation and Effectiveness of the Franchising Code of conduct, (May 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Tess Hardy

Submission to The Expert Panel on Religious Freedom, 'Inquiry Religious Freedom Review' (February 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members Anna Chapman and Beth Gaze, with the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group

Submission to the Department of Attorney-General and Justice, NT Inquiry: Modernisation of the Anti-Discrimination Act (February 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members Anna Chapman and Beth Gaze, with the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group

Submission to Treasury, 'Treasury Laws Amendment (Taxation And Superannuation Guarantee Integrity Measures) Bill 2018' (January 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

Submission to the Inquiry of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters into the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017 (Cth) (January 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Joo-Cheong Tham

Submission to Treasury, 'Transparency of Business Tax Debts' (January 2018)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson

2017

Submission to Treasury, ‘ASIC Enforcement Review’ (November 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, with Jasper Hedges and Michelle Welsh

Submission to Treasury, ‘Combatting Illegal Phoenixing’ (October 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, with Ian Ramsay, Jasper Hedges and Michelle Welsh

Submission to ASIC, ‘Cost Recovery Implementation Statement’ (October 2017)

Submission to Treasury, ‘Black Economy Taskforce Consultation Paper’ (August 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson with Ian Ramsay, Jasper Hedges and Michelle Welsh

Submission to Treasury, ‘Modernising Business Registers’ (August 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, with Ian Ramsay, Jasper Hedges and Michelle Welsh

Submission to the Inspector General of Taxation, ‘Review into the ATO’s Fraud Control Management’ (July 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, with Jasper Hedges, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh

Submission to Treasury and Department of Employment, ‘Consultation Paper on Reforms to Address Corporate Misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Scheme’ (June 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, with Jasper Hedges and Ian Ramsay

Submission to Treasury, ‘Black Economy Taskforce Interim Report’ (May 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, with Jasper Hedges, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh

Submission to Treasury: ‘Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Bill 2017’ (April 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, with Jasper Hedges, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh

Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, ‘Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017’ (April 2017)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members Tess Hardy and Joo-Cheong Tham

Tess Hardy, Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Impact of the Non-Payment of the Superannuation Guarantee (February 2017)

Submission to Senate Economic References Committee, ‘Inquiry into the Impact Of The Non-Payment Of The Superannuation Guarantee’ (January 2017)

2016

Submission to Treasury, ‘ASIC/ATO information sharing’ (December 2016)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, with Jasper Hedges, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh

Submission to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Inquiry into Freedom of Speech in Australia (s 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975) (December 2016)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members Alysia Blackham, Anna Chapman and Beth Gaze with 14 Discrimination Law Academic Experts from around Australia, (Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group)

Submission to Treasury, Proposed Industry Funding Model for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (November 2016)

Submission to the inquiry of the Joint Standing Committee, Electoral Matters into the conduct of the 2016 Federal Election and matters related thereto (October 2016)

Submission to the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee inquiry on the Future World of Work (October 2016)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Alysia Blackham with Catherine Barnard

Submission to Standing Committee on the Model Code of Professional Conduct, Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Post-Judicial Return to Practice Discussion Paper (September 2016)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Alysia Blackham with Gabrielle Appleby

Submission to Productivity Commission, Data Availability (May 2016)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh

Submission to Senate Economics References Committee, Penalties for White Collar Crime (March 2016)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh

Submission to the Senate Employment and Education Committee Inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment (Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2015 (March 2016)

2015

Submission to the Victorian Inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry and Insecure Work (December 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members John Howe, Helen Anderson, Tess Hardy and Maria Azzurra Tranfaglia

Federal Court of Australia, Consultation on Draft Practice Notes, ‘Submission on Draft Practice Note for the Employment and Industrial Relations National Practice Area (December 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members Anna Chapman, Beth Gaze and Adriana Orifici

Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Workplace Relations System (September 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members John Howe, Anna Chapman, Beth Gaze, Tess Hardy, Glen Patmore, Adriana Orifici and Ingrid Landau

Submission to Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry into Traditional Rights and Freedoms: Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws (September 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members Anna Chapman, Beth Gaze and Adriana Orifici

Submission to Treasury, ‘Proposed Industry Funding Model For ASIC’ (September 2015)

Submission to the Victorian Inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry and Insecure Work (September 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members John Howe, Tess Hardy, Helen Anderson and Maria Azzurra Tranfaglia

Submission to the Productivity Commission, ‘Business Set-up, Transfer and Closure Issues Paper December 2014’, (February 2015; further invited submission July 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson with Ann O’Connell, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh
  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson with Ann O’Connell, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh

Submission to the Treasury Taskforce On Serious Crime, in relation to ‘Taxation Administration Amendment (Disclosure of Information) Regulation 2015’ (May 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson with Ann O’Connell, Ian Ramsay, Michelle Welsh and Hannah Withers

Submissions to the inquiry of the Senate Education and Employment References Committee into ‘The Impact of Australia’s Temporary Work Visa Programs on the Australian Labour Market and on Temporary Work Visa Holders’ (April 2015)

Submission to the Senate Economic References Committee, ‘Insolvency in the Australian Construction Industry’ (March 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson with Ann O'Connell, Ian Ramsey, Michelle Welsh and Hannah Withers

Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Framework (March 2015)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Anna Chapman with Andrew Stewart, Peter Gahan and Shae McCrystal
  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Glenn Patmore with Paul Gollan

2014

Submission to the VEOHRC review of its Intervention Functions under the Equal Opportunity Act and the Charter (December 2014)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Beth Gaze

Submission to the Expert Panel on Political Donations established by the New South Government (August 2014)

Submission to the Inquiry into the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT), Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Inquiry into the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014 and Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 (July 2014)

Submissions to ASIC: Response to Consultation Paper – ASIC’S Insolvency Notices Website (March 2014)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Helen Anderson with Michelle Welsh, Ian Ramsay and Ann O'Connell

2013

Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 (Cth) (June 2013)

2012

Submission to the Fair Work Act Review (February 2012)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members John Howe, Anna Chapman and Tess Hardy
  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Member Glenn Patmore and Paul Gollan from Macquarie University

Submission to Independent Inquiry into Insecure Work in Australia (January 2012)

  • Submission - Prepared by Centre Members John Howe, Andrew Newman and Tess Hardy