Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) | 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) | 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