Inquiries

These links provide information about government inquiries into work family issues.

Inquiry into Balancing Work and Family

http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/fhs/workandfamily/index.htm

The inquiry into Balancing Work and Family was undertaken by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Human Services and chaired by Senator Bronwyn Bishop. Outlined on this site are the terms of reference, submissions, public hearings and media releases for the inquiry.

Organisation: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Human Services

Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005

http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eet_ctte/wr_workchoices05/index.htm

The Senate's inquiry into the  Australian Government's changes to the Industrial Relations system has received many submissions from the community, unions and academic researchers concerned with work and family issues. Outlined on this site are the submissions, public hearings and transcipts, information about the bill and inquiry, and the committee's final report.

Organisation: Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References and Legislation Committee

Striking the Balance: Women, men, work and family

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/sex_discrimination/strikingbalance/index.html

Striking the Balance is a project run by the Sex Discrimination Unit to examine family responsibilites and paid work. The Striking the Balance Discussion Paper 2005, which gives an overview of work and family research in Australia, can be downloaded at this site.

Resource Type: PDFWord DocWeb Page
Organisation: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission