Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 31 October 2011:

In regard to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio, how many reviews, advisory councils or inquiries has the Government conducted or commissioned since 2007 and:

  (a) what is the cost of each;

  (b) who chairs or chaired each review, advisory council or inquiry;

  (c) have any of these made any recommendations in relation to the Fair Work Act 2009;

  (d) has the Government taken action on any of these reviews; and

  (e) has the Government taken action on any recommendations in relation to the Fair Work Act.

Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

Details of reviews, advisory councils and inquiries conducted in the Employment Workplace Relations portfolio from November 2007 until October 2011 are in the following table.

^This cost has been updated since it was last provided in response to previous questions

*GST does not apply to these costs