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 19 April 2012:

(1) Who sits on the Workplace Relations Reform Steering Committee.

(2) Who is the chair.

(3) Can a list be provided detailing the dates and times of meetings of the committee to date.

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

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

(1) The Workplace Relations Reform Steering Committee was an internal departmental governance committee comprised of officials of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and its predecessor department. Membership included the Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy (Chair) and the Group Managers responsible for workplace relations policy, legal and implementation matters.

(2) The Workplace Relations Reform Steering Committee was chaired by the Deputy Secretary for Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy.

(3) From its commencement in February 2007 until late 2010, the Workplace Relations Reform Steering Committee met as required, either weekly or fortnightly. Meetings were usually held on Fridays, 11.00am - 12 noon. Information about the actual dates and times is not readily available and would involve an unreasonable diversion of the department's resources to ascertain.