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Scope

The References Committee inquired into and reported to the Senate on policy issues relating to portfolio areas including education, science, training, employment and workplace relations.

Chairs

George Campbell

nswALP –

Patricia Margaret Crossin

ntALP –

Gavin Mark Marshall

vicALP –

Sequence

Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
2002
2006
Standing Committees on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education (Legislation and References), 11 August 2004. Standing L-R: Senators Guy Barnett, Natasha Stott Despoja, Kim Carr, Trish Crossin and David Johnston. Seated L-R: John Carter [Secretary], Senators George Campbell [Chair, References] and John Tierney [Deputy Chair, References]. DPS Auspic.

Standing Committees on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education (Legislation and References), 11 August 2004. Standing L-R: Senators Guy Barnett, Natasha Stott Despoja, Kim Carr, Trish Crossin and David Johnston. Seated L-R: John Carter [Secretary], Senators George Campbell [Chair, References] and John Tierney [Deputy Chair, References]. DPS Auspic.

Reports

Date tabledTitleRead report
Education of students with disabilities (corrigendum tabled 5 March 2003)Parliamentary paper number 602/2002
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Small business employmentParliamentary paper number 9/2003
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Order for production of documents on university financesParliamentary paper number 263/2003
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Hacking Australia’s Future: Threats to institutional autonomy, academic freedom and student choice in Australian higher education (presented out of session on 7 November 2003; corrigenda presented out of session on 12 November 2003)Parliamentary paper number 396/2003
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Bridging the skills divide (presented out of session on 6 November 2003)Parliamentary paper number 395/2003
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Beyond Cole: The future of the construction industry: Confrontation or co-operation?Parliamentary paper number 127/2004
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Interim report - Office of the Chief Scientist (presented out of session on 30 July 2004)
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Office of the Chief ScientistParliamentary paper number 183/2004
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Commonwealth funding for schoolsParliamentary paper number 201/2004
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Interim report - Lifelong learning (presented out of session on 20 October 2004) (inquiry deferred: see report tabled on 8 December 2004)
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Interim report - Indigenous training and employment (presented out of session on 20 October 2004) (inquiry deferred: see report tabled on 8 December 2004)
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Interim report - Student income support (presented out of session on 20 October 2004) (see report tabled on 23 June 2005 - PP 144/05)
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References of the 40th Parliament (re-adoption of the inquiry into student income support; deferral of re-adoption of the inquiry into life-long learning; deferral of re-adoption of the inquiry into indigenous employment and training)
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Interim report - Indigenous education funding (see report tabled on 22 June 2005 - PP 138/05)Parliamentary paper number 59/2005
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Unfair dismissal and small business employment [includes the Workplace Relations Amendment (Fair Dismissal Reform) Bill 2004]Parliamentary paper number 151/2005
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Indigenous education funding: Final report (corrigendum tabled on 23 June 2005) (see interim report tabled on 16 March 2005 - PP 59/05)Parliamentary paper number 138/2005
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Student income supportParliamentary paper number 144/2005
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Workplace Agreements (presented out of session on 31 October 2005)Parliamentary paper number 279/2005
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