A Time to Value - Proposal for a National Paid Maternity Leave Scheme
Consultations
DATE |
PAID
MATERNITY LEAVE CONSULTATION |
ASSISTED
BY |
| 30 April 2002 | Women's groups and community, Sydney | BPW New South Wales, Women's Electorial Lobby, YWCA New South Wales |
| 23 May 2002 | Unions, Brisbane | Queensland Council of Unions |
| 24 May 2002 | Employers, Brisbane | Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment |
| 24 May 2002 | Women's groups and community, Brisbane | Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland |
| 30 May 2002 | Employers, Melbourne | Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment |
| 31 May 2002 | Women's groups and community, Not if but how: Paid Maternity leave - a Victorian perspective Forum, Melbourne | Centre for Applied Research at RMIT University, EMILY's List, YWCA Victoria |
| 5 June 2002 | Women's groups and community, Darwin | Anti-Discrimination Commission Norther Territory |
| 6 June 2002 | Women's groups and community, Katherine, Northern Territory | Katherine Women's Information and Legal Service |
| 7 June 2002 | Northern Territory Chamber of Commerice and Industry | |
| 7 June 2002 | Unions, Darwin | Trades and Labour Council of Northern Territory |
| 12 June 2002 | Employers, Sydney | Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment |
| 13 June 2002 | Employers, Adelaide | Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment |
| 14 June 2002 | Women's groups and community, Adelaide | Equal Opportunity Commission of South Australia |
| 17 June 2002 | Employers, Canberra | Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment |
| 19 June 2002 | Adoptive parents, Sydney | Australian Adoption Campaign |
| 20 June 2002 | Employers, Perth | Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment |
| 20 June 2002 | Women's groups and community, Perth | Women's Electoral Lobby, Office for Women's Policy, West Australia |
| 21 June 2002 | Unions, Perth | Unions Western Australia |
| 26 June 2002 | Women's groups and community, Hobart | YWCA of Tasmania, Women Tasmania |
| 27 June 2002 | Employers, Hobart | Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment |
| 27 June 2002 | Unions, Hobart | Unions Tasmania, Police Association of Tasmania |
| 1 July 2002 | Unions, Adelaide | Australian Education Union (South Australia Branch) |
| 3 July 2002 | Unions, Sydney | New South Wales Labor Council |
| 8 July 2002 | Women's groups and community, Canberra | YWCA of Canberra, Women's Electoral Lobby |
| 9 July 2002 | Unions, Melbourne | Trades and Labor Council of Victoria |
| 16 July 2002 | Unions, Canberra | Trades and Labor Council of the Australian Capital Territory |
| 17 July 2002 | Women's groups and community, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | BPW Australia |
| 14 August 2002 | Academic roundtable, Sydney | In attendance: Marian Baird, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney; Michael Bittman, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales; Deborah Brennan, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney; Bettina Cass, Social Policy Unit, University of Sydney; Bruce Chapman, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University; Peter McDonald, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University; Alison Preston, Women's Economic Policy Analysis Unit, Curtin University of Technology |
| 27 August 2002 | Key employer, union and women's groups representatives roundtable, Melbourne | In attendance: Peter Anderson, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Cath Bowtell, Australia Council of Trade Unions; Joe De Bruyn, Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association; Eva Cox, Women's Economic Think Tank; Karen Curtis, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Lisa Heap, Australian Services Union; Sandy Killick, Women's Electoral Lobby; Heather Ridout, Australian Industry Group; Joanne Schofield, Australian Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union; Meg Smith, National Pay Equity Coalition; Judith Van Unen, BPW, Australia. |
In addition to above listed consultations, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner held a number of smaller, targeted meetings with individuals and representatives from various organisations. The Commissioner also attended and addressed a number of conferences on paid maternity leave, where she answered questions and engaged in discussion on the issue.