Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matters be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee for inquiry and report by 12 March 2009:

(a)

the financial, social and industry impact of the ABC Learning collapse on the provision of child care in Australia;

(b)

alternative options and models for the provision of child care;

(c)

the role of governments at all levels in:

(i)

funding for community, not-for-profit and independent service providers,

(ii)

consistent regulatory frameworks for child care across the country,

(iii)

licensing requirements to operate child care centres,

(iv)

nationally-consistent training and qualification requirements for child care workers, and

(v)

the collection, evaluation and publishing of reliable, up-to-date data on casual and permanent child care vacancies;

(d)

the feasibility for establishing a national authority to oversee the child care industry in Australia; and

(e)

other related matters.

Question agreed to.