Paid maternity, paternity and parental leave

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Submissions received before the release of the draft report.

Initial submissions (253)
No.NameReceivedPages
1PDF documentGR Klein (PDF - 29 Kb)04/03/20082
2PDF documentFinlaysons (PDF - 9 Kb)19/03/20081
3PDF documentRichie John Martinez (PDF - 12 Kb)25/03/20082
4PDF documentFiona Khoo (PDF - 13 Kb)02/04/20082
5PDF documentHannah Cameron (PDF - 12 Kb)09/04/20081
6PDF documentLeeanne Brooker (PDF - 15 Kb)09/04/20081
7PDF documentAustralian Federation of University Women Inc (PDF - 39 Kb)13/04/20087
8PDF documentJulia Perry (PDF - 40 Kb)15/04/20089
9PDF documentLorana Bartels (PDF - 20 Kb)17/04/20086
10PDF documentAlicja Mosbauer (PDF - 56 Kb)06/05/20084
11PDF documentSara Moser (PDF - 12 Kb)06/05/20082
12PDF documentRobert Brown (PDF - 22 Kb)06/05/20081
13PDF documentStella Ng (PDF - 13 Kb)06/05/20081
14PDF documentFran Hayes (PDF - 12 Kb)07/05/20086
15PDF documentJulie Piercy (PDF - 9 Kb)07/05/20085
16PDF documentGillian Coall (PDF - 15 Kb)08/05/20081
17PDF documentAngela Budai (PDF - 23 Kb)08/05/20085
18PDF documentKirsty Russell (PDF - 41 Kb)07/05/20083
19PDF documentCarol O'Donnell # (PDF - 13 Kb)12/05/20085
20PDF documentJim Paton (PDF - 56 Kb)12/05/20081
21PDF documentStella Conroy (PDF - 12 Kb)12/05/20081
22PDF documentChelsea Lewis (PDF - 22 Kb)12/05/20084
23PDF documentLauren Calder (PDF - 13 Kb)12/05/20082
24PDF documentProf Joshua Gans (PDF - 12 Kb)13/05/200810
25PDF documentAustralian Association for Infant Mental Health (PDF - 9 Kb)12/05/20085
26PDF documentLorraine Hines (PDF - 15 Kb)14/05/20081
27PDF documentKingsford Legal Centre (PDF - 23 Kb)16/05/20089
28PDF documentTom Gordon (PDF - 41 Kb)16/05/200812
29PDF documentSusan Kay (PDF - 13 Kb)16/05/20081
30PDF documentGary Ting # (PDF - 56 Kb)19/05/200814
31PDF documentMartin Vanha (PDF - 12 Kb)19/05/20081
32PDF documentHelen Gifford-Cock (PDF - 22 Kb)19/05/20082
33PDF documentP Clune (PDF - 13 Kb)19/05/20081
34PDF documentFamily Action Group, University of Newcastle (PDF - 12 Kb)20/05/20089
35PDF documentHilary Surman (PDF - 9 Kb)19/05/20081
36PDF documentKerry Lovering OAM (PDF - 15 Kb)20/05/20081
37PDF documentMelissa Preston (PDF - 23 Kb)14/05/20081
38PDF documentWork/life Association (PDF - 41 Kb)21/05/200810
39PDF documentRachel Cowling (PDF - 13 Kb)20/05/20082
40PDF documentAviva Sheb'a (PDF - 56 Kb)21/05/20081
41PDF documentAndrew Percy (PDF - 12 Kb)22/05/20081
42PDF documentBridget Toming (PDF - 22 Kb)22/05/20081
43PDF documentProf Cheryl Taylor (PDF - 13 Kb)22/05/20081
44PDF documentKate Conroy (PDF - 12 Kb)22/05/20081
45PDF documentMary Doyle (PDF - 9 Kb)22/05/20084
46PDF documentRuth Thompson (PDF - 15 Kb)22/05/20081
47PDF documentTracey Smith (PDF - 23 Kb)22/05/20081
48PDF documentRobert Sessions (PDF - 41 Kb)22/05/20081
49PDF documentWalsh Kieran (PDF - 13 Kb)22/05/20081
50PDF documentUnionsWA (PDF - 56 Kb)27/05/20083
51PDF documentReal Estate Institute of Australia (PDF - 12 Kb)27/05/20088
52PDF documentOlivia Ball (PDF - 22 Kb)27/05/20084
53PDF documentAustralian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) Scarr (PDF - 13 Kb)27/05/20083
54PDF documentNational Foundation for Australian Women (PDF - 12 Kb)27/05/200839
55PDF documentNIFTeY NSW (PDF - 9 Kb)27/05/20089
56PDF documentAFUW (SA) (PDF - 15 Kb)28/05/20082
57PDF documentAustralasian Society for HIV Medicine Inc (PDF - 23 Kb)26/05/20083
58PDF documentVictorian Children's Services Association Inc (PDF - 41 Kb)28/05/20082
59PDF documentMax Hendriks (PDF - 13 Kb)21/05/20081
60PDF documentAustralian Retailers Association (PDF - 56 Kb)23/05/200826
61PDF documentCrows Nest Medical Practice29/05/20082
62PDF documentSustainable Population Australia Inc (PDF - 8 Kb)24/05/20081
63PDF documentAdam Johnston # (PDF - 30 Kb)25/05/20086
64PDF documentWhat Women Want (Australia) Inc (PDF - 64 Kb)29/05/200812
65PDF documentEMILY's List Australia (PDF - 154 Kb)28/05/20083
66PDF documentBeverley Walker # (PDF - 32 Kb)
PDF documentAttachment 1 (PDF - 169 Kb)
PDF documentAttachment 2 (PDF - 32)
29/05/20084
67PDF documentLeanne Nicholson (PDF - 18 Kb)28/05/20083
68PDF documentMichelle Edmonds (PDF - 12 Kb)28/05/20081
69PDF documentACTU (PDF - 893 Kb)30/05/200837
70PDF documentWorking Women's Centre SA Inc (PDF - 81 Kb)30/05/200813
71PDF documentChristine Black (PDF - 21 Kb)30/05/20082
72PDF documentIndependent Education Union of Australia (PDF - 68 Kb)30/05/200817
73PDF documentMaster Grocers Australia (PDF - 122 Kb)30/05/20085
74PDF documentWallsend Area Community Carers Inc (PDF - 94 Kb)30/05/200812
75PDF documentCommissioner for Children and Young People WA (PDF - 39 Kb)30/05/20086
76PDF documentPhillip Hall  (PDF - 24 Kb)30/05/20083
77PDF documentLinley Grant OAM (PDF - 86 Kb)02/06/200817
78PDF documentOffice of the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity (SA) (PDF - 19 Kb)02/06/20084
79PDF documentRebecca Gelsi (PDF - 82 Kb)02/06/20083
80PDF documentReal Estate Employers Federation of Western Australia (PDF - 16 Kb)02/06/20082
81PDF documentBusiness Council of Australia 02/06/2008 (PDF - 129 Kb)02/06/20083
82PDF documentUnion of Australian Women (Vic Section) (PDF - 34 Kb)02/06/20085
83PDF documentBarbara McGarity (PDF - 13 Kb)02/06/20081
84PDF documentYWCA Australia # (PDF - 144 Kb)02/06/200820
85PDF documentRadical Women (PDF - 24 Kb)02/06/20082
86PDF documentCatholic Women's League Aust. Inc. (PDF - 277 Kb)02/06/20088
87PDF documentNational Council of Women New South Wales Inc. (PDF - 24 Kb)02/06/20085
88PDF documentFestival of Light Australia (PDF - 51 Kb)02/06/20084
89PDF documentCentre for Independent Studies (PDF - 117 Kb)02/06/200822
90PDF documentDr Andrew Scott (PDF - 23 Kb)02/06/20082
91PDF documentWomen in Social and Economic Research (WiSER) (PDF - 260 Kb)02/06/200828
92PDF documentBrotherhood of St Laurence (PDF - 62 Kb)02/06/20086
93PDF documentBusiness and Professional Women Maitland (PDF - 158 Kb)02/06/200813
94PDF documentClubs NSW (PDF - 30 Kb)02/06/20086
95PDF documentPolMin (PDF - 215 Kb)02/06/200811
96PDF documentVeronica Black (PDF - 13 Kb)02/06/20082
97PDF documentEqual Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (PDF - 133 Kb)02/06/200811
98PDF documentAustralian Public Service Commission     (PDF - 26 Kb)02/06/20085
99PDF documentCentre for Women's Studies & Gender Research (PDF - 79 Kb)02/06/20087
100PDF documentRecruiting and Consulting Services Association Ltd (PDF - 113 Kb)02/06/20085
101PDF documentSustainable Population Australia Inc (PDF - 110 Kb)02/06/20083
102PDF documentFederation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia (PDF - 153 Kb)02/06/20086
103PDF documentMargaret Ker (PDF - 86 Kb)02/06/20084
104PDF documentUnitingCare Children, Young People & Families Services (PDF - 470 Kb)02/06/20088
105PDF documentQueensland Working Women's Service (PDF - 333 Kb)02/06/200842
106PDF documentSenator Natasha Stott Despoja (PDF - 26 Kb)02/06/20084
107PDF documentPublic Service Association of NSW (PDF - 147 Kb)02/06/20088
108PDF documentNational Tertiary Education Union (PDF - 81 Kb)02/06/200814
109PDF documenttasmanianjobs.com (PDF - 16 Kb)02/06/20082
110PDF documentVictorian Women's Trust (PDF - 31 Kb)02/06/20086
111PDF documentWomen's Electoral Lobby, Australia (PDF - 63 Kb)02/06/20088
112PDF documentJobWatch Inc (PDF - 95 Kb)02/06/200821
113PDF documentFamilies Australia (PDF - 65 Kb)02/06/200818
114PDF documentShop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (PDF - 64 Kb)02/06/200814
115PDF documentLuke Bain (PDF - 17 Kb)02/06/20082
116PDF documentNational Pay Equity Coalition (PDF - 91 Kb)02/06/200825
117PDF documentPublic Health Association of Australia (PDF - 112 Kb)02/06/20089
118PDF documentQueensland Council of Unions (PDF - 1.5 Mb)02/06/200832
119PDF documentAustralian Services Union (PDF - 52 Kb)02/06/20085
120PDF documentOffice of the Child Safety Commissioner (PDF - 1.3 Mb)02/06/20083
121PDF documentAustralian Mines & Metals Association (PDF - 138 Kb)02/06/200825
122PDF documentDads on the Air (PDF - 183 Kb)02/06/20084
123PDF documentVictorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (PDF - 166 Kb)02/06/20084
124PDF documentCPSU-SPSF Group Federal Office (PDF - 117 Kb)02/06/200814
125PDF documentQueensland Nurses' Union (PDF - 206 Kb)02/06/200813
126PDF documentUnited Services Union (PDF - 244 Kb)02/06/200812
127PDF documentAustralian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union (PDF - 161 Kb)02/06/200818
128PDF documentHuman Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (PDF - 512 Kb)02/06/200878
129PDF documentACT Council of Social Service (PDF - 126 Kb)02/06/20086
130PDF documentJim Herbert (PDF - 69 Kb)02/06/20083
131PDF documentAustralian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (PDF - 188 Kb)02/06/200811
132PDF documentSouth Australian Men's Health Alliance (PDF - 111 Kb)02/06/20084
133PDF documentDr Belinda Smith (PDF - 133 Kb)02/06/20084
134PDF documentNSW Business Chamber & Australian Business Industrial (PDF - 370 Kb)02/06/200814
135PDF documentAustralian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PDF - 954 Kb)02/06/200870
136PDF documentJeane Wells # (PDF - 248 Kb)02/06/200811
137PDF documentSouth Australian Wine Industry Ass. Inc. (PDF - 209 Kb)02/06/200812
138PDF documentAustralian Institute of Family Studies (PDF - 594 Kb)02/06/200834
139PDF documentBusiness SA (PDF - 93 Kb)02/06/20084
140PDF documentAustralian Education Union (PDF - 149 Kb)02/06/200837
141PDF documentDept of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (PDF - 479 Kb)02/06/200854
142PDF documentBPW Australia # (PDF - 261 Kb)
PDF documentAttachment (PDF - 1.0 Mb)
02/06/200827
143PDF documentAustralian Women Lawyers (PDF - 74 Kb)02/06/200811
144PDF documentMoment by Moment (PDF - 184 Kb)02/06/200817
145PDF documentBPW Central Coast (PDF - 153 Kb)02/06/20081
146PDF documentRos Lording (PDF - 170 Kb)02/06/200810
147PDF documentChamber of Commerce & Industry of WA (PDF - 272 Kb)03/06/200829
148PDF documentSusan Hurley (PDF - 109 Kb)03/06/20083
149PDF documentAustralian Women's Health Network (PDF - 150 Kb)03/06/200810
150PDF documentWomen's CPA Network (Vic Div) (PDF - 103 Kb)03/06/20082
151PDF documentDr Laurence Edwin Georgeson OAM (PDF - 102 Kb)03/06/20084
152PDF documentNational Children's and Youth Law Centre (PDF - 437 Kb)03/06/200816
153PDF documentGillian Whitehouse, Marian Baird, Sara Charlesworth (PDF - 259 Kb)03/06/200819
154PDF documentJocelyn Pech (PDF - 127 Kb)03/06/20085
155PDF documentAssociation of Consulting Engineers Australia (PDF - 77 Kb)03/06/20082
156PDF documentWA Council of Social Service Inc. (WACOSS) (PDF - 122 Kb)03/06/20081
157PDF documentCPA Australia (PDF - 43 Kb)03/06/20083
158PDF documentDr Hazel V J Moir (PDF - 142 Kb)03/06/20086
159PDF documentRefugee Advice and Casework Service (Australia) Inc (PDF - 295 Kb)03/06/20083
160PDF documentCPSU (PDF - 426 Kb)03/06/200861
161PDF documentJane O'Sullivan (PDF - 181 Kb)03/06/200812
162PDF documentUnions Tasmania (PDF - 205 Kb)03/06/200815
163PDF documentAustralian Nursing Federation (PDF - 218 Kb)03/06/200814
164PDF documentDept of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (PDF - 171 Kb)04/06/200828
165PDF documentRedfern Legal Centre (PDF - 74 Kb)02/06/20083
166PDF documentWomen's Action Alliance (PDF - 438 Kb)04/06/200810
167PDF documentCatalyst Australia Inc (PDF - 73 Kb)04/06/200813
168PDF documentBo Li (PDF - 60 Kb)02/06/20083
169PDF documentAinsley Morgan (PDF - 38 Kb)03/06/20081
170PDF documentJane Martin (PDF - 144 Kb)02/06/20085
171PDF documentSally Eldridge (PDF - 110 Kb)04/06/20084
172PDF documentCommerce Queensland (PDF - 312 Kb)05/06/200819
173PDF documentSharon Perrella (PDF - 121 Kb)02/06/20083
174PDF documentNext Wave Policy Group (PDF - 181 Kb)04/06/20087
175PDF documentLisa Jeffery (PDF - 93 Kb)02/06/20087
176PDF documentDr Kerreen Reiger (PDF - 134 Kb)01/06/20084
177PDF documentNatasha Squarey (PDF - 210 Kb)02/06/200810
178PDF documentMrs Jo McKerrell OAM (PDF - 96 Kb)02/06/20085
179PDF documentLeonie Johnson (PDF - 47 Kb)05/06/20082
180PDF documentMen's Confraternity (PDF - 345 Kb)05/06/20089
181PDF documentUnions NSW (PDF - 441 Kb)05/06/200865
182PDF documentAustralian Industry Group (PDF - 265 Kb)06/06/200832
183PDF documentNational Farmers' Federation (PDF - 45 Kb)06/06/20082
184PDF documentYMCA Australia (PDF - 101 Kb)06/06/200815
185PDF documentAustralasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (PDF - 63 Kb)10/06/20088
186PDF documentFamily Day Care Australia # (PDF - 120 Kb)
PDF documentAppendix A (PDF - 25 Kb)
10/06/20084
187PDF documentAustralian Workers' Union (PDF - 113 Kb)06/06/200820
188PDF documentJulie Piercy (PDF - 129 Kb)06/06/20088
189PDF documentDr Katrena Stephenson (PDF - 65 Kb)06/06/20083
190PDF documentNewcastle Montessori (PDF - 188 Kb)06/06/200812
191PDF documentAnne Crocker (PDF - 55 Kb)10/06/20082
192PDF documentNational Council of Women of Tasmania (PDF - 119 Kb)10/06/20085
193PDF documentDan Barron (PDF - 72 Kb)10/06/20082
194PDF documentFinance Sector Union of Australia (PDF - 558 Kb)10/06/20088
195PDF documentMelissa Dammics (PDF - 70 Kb)10/06/20083
196PDF documentDarryl Goedhart (PDF - 43 Kb)10/06/20081
197PDF documentSarah Kanowski and Nigel Pearn (PDF - 206 Kb)10/06/20087
198PDF documentNikki Guerin 10/06/2008 (PDF - 67 Kb)10/06/20081
199PDF documentJo Egginton (PDF - 37 Kb)10/06/20082
200PDF documentCarol Houghton (PDF - 46 Kb)10/06/20081
201PDF documentAnne Harris (PDF - 102 Kb)02/06/20083
202PDF documentAustralian Federation of Employers and Industries (PDF - 367 Kb)11/06/200829
203PDF documentTracey Carpenter (PDF - 53 Kb)11/06/20081
204PDF documentAssociation of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (PDF - 209 Kb)12/06/200843
205PDF documentAustralian Family Association (PDF - 737 Kb)12/06/200843
206PDF documentCFMEU (Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union) (PDF - 246 Kb)12/06/200817
207PDF documentLisa Bussenschutt (PDF - 50 Kb)02/06/20081
208PDF documentGerard & Andrea Calilhanna (PDF - 83 Kb)25/05/20083
209PDF documentBelinda Vogels (PDF - 65 Kb)12/06/20082
210PDF documentBP Australia Pty Ltd # (PDF 1.5 Mb)
PDF documentAttachment (PDF - 174 Kb)
PDF documentAttachment 3 (PDF 179 Kb)
12/06/20083
211PDF documentJudy Russell (PDF - 100 Kb)12/06/20085
212PDF documentMaternal and Child Health State Coordinators Group (PDF - 22 Kb)12/06/20083
213PDF documentFreya Headlam (PDF - 13 Kb)12/06/20081
214PDF documentMartin Sullivan (PDF - 81 Kb)26/05/20082
215PDF documentOlder Women's Network - Melbourne (PDF - 12 Kb)01/06/20081
216PDF documentAmnesty International Australia (PDF - 135 Kb)13/06/20087
217PDF documentTextile Clothing & Footwear Union of Australia (National Office) (PDF - 213 Kb)04/06/20082
218PDF documentMrs Ceri Flowers (PDF - 66 Kb)16/06/20082
219PDF documentWomen's Legal Services Australia (PDF - 29 Kb)16/06/20081
220PDF documentProfessor Barbara Pocock and Dr Elizabeth Hill (PDF - 423 Kb)27/05/200816
221PDF documentJuliana Phelps (PDF - 48 Kb)16/06/20081
222PDF documentGM Holden Ltd (PDF - 871 Kb)16/06/200811
223PDF documentMrs V D Burnett # (PDF - 47 Kb)17/06/20081
224PDF documentCatholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER) # (PDF 41.5 kb)
PDF documentAttachment  4 (PDF 147.0 kb)
19/06/20084
225PDF documentAustralian Catholic Council for Employment Relations & Catholic Social Services Australia (PDF - 184.0 Kb)24/06/200833
226PDF documentPublic Interest Advocacy Centre (PDF 140.3 kb)24/06/200814
227PDF documentMs Sue Ellery MLC (PDF 16.8 kb)26/06/20083
228PDF documentCareerMums (PDF 54 kb)25/06/200814
229PDF documentPeter Phillips (PDF - 10 Kb)30/06/20082
230Susan Jolley01/07/20081
231PDF documentGovernment of Western Australia (PDF - 60 Kb)01/07/200814
232PDF documentACT Government (PDF - 33 Kb)01/07/20086
233PDF documentPremier's Council for Women South Australia (PDF - 57 Kb)30/06/200810
234PDF documentNSW Commission for Children & Young People and National Investment for the Early Years (NIFTeY) (PDF - 122 Kb)30/06/200825
235PDF documentVictorian Government (PDF - 427 Kb)30/06/20083
236PDF documentEmployment Law Centre of WA (Inc) (PDF - 21 Kb)04/07/20084
237PDF documentEarly Childhood Australia (PDF - 33 Kb)04/07/20086
238PDF documentLHMU (PDF - 1.6 Mb)07/07/200843
239PDF documentDiversity Council Australia Ltd (PDF - 50 Kb)08/07/200812
240PDF documentAllison Ritchie MLC (PDF - 12 Kb)08/07/20083
241PDF documentAustralian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry (PDF - 161 Kb)08/07/200818
242PDF documentDr Nadine Zacharias (PDF - 24 Kb)17/06/20086
243PDF documentSarah Adams (PDF - 28 Kb)09/07/20084
244PDF documentBruce Chapman, Tim Higgins and Lynette Lin (PDF - 295 Kb)14/07/200825
245PDF documentPharmacy Guild of Australia (PDF - 41 Kb)18/07/20089
246PDF documentQueensland Government (PDF - 150 Kb)22/07/200832
247PDF documentGail Suttor (PDF - 8 Kb)28/07/20081
248PDF documentJoan Garvan #  (PDF - 59 Kb)31/07/200811
249PDF documentAustralian Breastfeeding Association (PDF - 119 Kb)08/08/200818
250PDF documentNew South Wales Government (PDF - 239 Kb)27/08/200847
251PDF documentAMP Limited (PDF - 111 Kb)05/09/20085
252PDF documentSusanna Scurry (PDF - 12 Kb)02/09/20081
253PDF documentTasmanian Government % (PDF 3.8 Mb)
PDF documentAttachment (PDF 1.9 Mb)
15/09/200824