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 Mtg 17 Mtg 18 Mtg 19 Mtg 20 Mtg 21 Mtg 22 Mtg 23 Mtg 24
Date of Committee Mtg 14/11/2013 06/03/2014 25/03/2014 26/05/2014 20/06/2014 11/08/2014 15/10/2014 20/11/2014
Totals
Duration-Minutes
19
15
123
243
270
42
61
773
Mins
Resolutions
4
4
3
7
7
3
24
52
No Date Start Finish Duration
Mtg 17 14/11/2013 8:30 8:49 19 Mins
1 Mr BLAIR
Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 166 Ms GIBBONS
2 Mr BLAIR
conduct an inquiry into volunteering among children and young Ms GIBBONS
people in NSW
3 Mr BLAIR
issue a call for submissions Ms GIBBONS
4 Ms BARHAM
seek the Speaker’s approval to advertise the inquiry in NSW Mr GEE
regional newspapers
No Date Start Finish Duration
Mtg 19 25/03/2014 13:00 13:15 15 Mins
1 Mr BLAIR
Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 18 Mr GEE
2 Ms GIBBONS
authorise the publication of Submissions No. 1 – 16 Ms BARHAM
3 Mr GEE
extend closing date for receipt of submissions to 1 May 2014 Mr BLAIR
4 Ms GIBBONS
utilise social media channels to promote the inquiry Ms BARHAM
No Date Start Finish Duration
Mtg 20 26/05/2014 13:00 15:47 123 Mins
1 Ms BARHAM
Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 19 Mr GEE
2 Mr GEE
authorise the publication of Submissions No. 17, 19, 20,  Ms BARHAM
22 and 23
3 Mr DONNELLY
authorise partial publication of Submissions No. 18 and 21, with  Mr BLAIR
the exception of certain sections of those submissions which are to remain confidential,
No Date Start Finish Duration
Mtg 21           20/06/2014 8:45 12:48 243 Mins
08:45 Committee Meets - 6 Resolutions before Witnesses called 09:09
1 Mr DONNELLY
Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 20 Ms BARHAM
2 Ms GIBBONS
That the Committee hold public hearings for the inquiry into volunteering and  Ms BARHAM
unpaid work placements among children and young people in NSW in Parliament 
House on Friday 20 June 2014 and Monday 11 August 2014. 
3 Ms BARHAM
invite the following 11 witnesses to give evidence at the public  Ms GIBBONS
hearing on Friday 20 June 2014: 
4 Ms BURNEY
authorise the audio-visual recording, photography and broadcasting  Ms GIBBONS
of the public hearing, in accordance with the NSW Legislative Assembly’s guidelines 
for coverage of proceedings for parliamentary committees administered by the 
Legislative Assembly. 
5 Ms BURNEY
authorise posting the transcript of the day’s proceedings on the  Ms GIBBONS
Committee’s webpage once corrections for inaccuracies have been made. 
6 Mr DONNELLY
That the Committee determine the return date for any questions taken on notice and  Ms BARHAM
supplementary questions during the inquiry into volunteering and unpaid work placements 
among children and young people in NSW to be three weeks from the date on which 
questions are forwarded to witnesses. 
7 Mr DONNELLY
That the Committee accept the following document presented by the Department of  Ms BARHAM
Education and Communities during the public hearing: 
 a Student Placement Record 2014 
No Date Start Finish Duration
Mtg 22 11/08/2014 11:45 16:15 270 Mins
1 Mr DONNELLY
Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 21 Mr BLAIR
2 Ms BARHAM
accept the response from Centre of Volunteering and publish it on the Committee’s  Mr DONNELLY
webpage. 
3 Ms BARHAM
accept the response from Dep Edu & NSW YAC and publish it on the Committee’s  Ms GIBBONS
4
invite the following 8 witnesses to give evidence at the public  Mr DONNELLY
hearing on Monday 11 August 2014:  Mr BLAIR
5 Ms BARHAM
That the Committee authorise the audio-visual recording, photography and broadcasting of  Mr BLAIR
the public hearing
6 Ms GIBBONS
authorise filming the public hearing for footage to be used for internal  Mr DONNELLY
training purposes. 
7 Mr DONNELLY
authorise publishing the transcript of the day’s proceedings  Ms BARHAM
on the Committee’s webpage once corrections for inaccuracies have been made. 
No Date Start Finish Duration
Mtg 23 15/10/2014 13:00 13:42 42 Mins
1 Mr DONNELLY
Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 22 Ms GIBBONS
2
accept the responses from Unions NSW and NSW SES and publish them on the Committee’s  Ms BURNEY
webpage.  Ms BARHAM
3
accept the responses from Interns Australia, Youth Action and Office Childrens' Guardian Mr DONNELLY
publish them on the Committee’s  Ms GIBBONS
No Date Start Finish Duration
Mtg 24 20/11/2014 13:00 14:01 61 Mins
1 Ms GIBBONS
Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 23 Ms BARHAM
2 Mr DONNELLY
accepts the response from Prof A STEWART & Prof R OWENS and publishes it on the Committee’s  Ms GIBBONS
webpage. 
3 Mr DONNELLY
consider the Chair’s draft report chapter by chapter.  Ms BARHAM
4 Ms MITCHELL
That Chapter 1 stand as part of the report.  Ms BARHAM
5 Ms BARHAM
That Chapter 2 stand as part of the report.  Mr DONNELLY
6 Ms BARHAM
That paragraph 3.15 be amended by omitting “or family” and inserting “, family and community" Mr DONNELLY
7 Ms BARHAM
That paragraph 3.15 be amended by omitting all words after “disadvantage”.  Ms GIBBONS
8 Ms MITCHELL
That paragraph 3.16 be amended to read:  Mr DONNELLY
“The Committee therefore recommends that the Commission works with NSW Education 
and Communities to consider schemes that recognise young peoples’ volunteer work. 
For example, this may be recognised through additional points for students’ ATAR 
and RoSA (Record of School Achievement), with consideration being given to the 
definition of volunteering to ensure that young people with personal commitments
are not unfairly excluded.” 
9 Ms BARHAM
That Recommendation 3 be amended to read:  Ms MITCHELL
“The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works 
with NSW Education and Communities to consider schemes that recognise young peoples’ 
volunteer work, with consideration being given to the definition of volunteering to ensure 
that young people with personal commitments are not unfairly excluded.” 
10 Ms BARHAM
That Chapter 3, as amended, stand as part of the report.  Ms GIBBONS
11 Mr DONNELLY
That paragraph 4.22 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,”  Ms BARHAM
after “Relations”, and omitting all words after “work”. 
Recommendation 7 
“The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works 
with NSW Industrial Relations to develop a code of practice for internships and other forms 
of unpaid work in the State public sector and the local government sector.” 
12 Mr DONNELLY
That Recommendation 7 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders, Ms BARHAM
” after “Relations”, and omitting all words after “work”. 
Paragraph 4.25 
“Consequently, the Committee recommends that the Commission works with NSW 
Industrial Relations to develop a best practice guide for internships and other forms of 
unpaid work, and promotes the guide to workplaces and young people.” 
13 Mr DONNELLY
That paragraph 4.25 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders, Ms MITCHELL
” after “Relations”. 
Recommendation 8 
“The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works 
with NSW Industrial Relations to develop a best practice guide for internships and other 
forms of unpaid work, and promotes the guide to workplaces and young people.” 
14 Mr DONNELLY
That Recommendation 8 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders, Ms MITCHELL
” after “Relations”. 
15 Ms BARHAM
That Chapter 4, as amended, stand as part of the report.  Ms GIBBONS
Chapter 5 read. 
Paragraph 5.13 
“For this reason, the Committee recommends that the Commission works with NSW 
Industrial Relations to conduct a review of the regulations that apply to the 
internship broker sector, to inform the development of clear guidelines for 
the sector.” 
16 Mr DONNELLY
That paragraph 5.13 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders, Ms MITCHELL
” after “Relations”. 
Recommendation 10 
“The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works 
with NSW Industrial Relations to conduct a review of the regulations that apply to the 
internship broker sector, to inform the development of clear guidelines for the sector.” 
17 Mr DONNELLY
That Recommendation 10 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders, Ms MITCHELL
” after “Relations”. 
Paragraph 5.15 
“Therefore, the Committee recommends the Commission works with NSW Industrial 
Relations to develop an amendment to the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to include an 
exception for vocational placements.” 
18 Mr DONNELLY
That paragraph 5.15 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders, Ms GIBBONS
” after “NSW Industrial Relations”. 
Recommendation 11 
“The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works 
with NSW Industrial Relations to develop an amendment to the Industrial Relations Act 
1996 to include an exception for vocational placements.” 
19 Mr DONNELLY
That Recommendation 11 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders, Ms GIBBONS
” after “NSW Industrial Relations”. 
Paragraph 5.17 
“For this reason, the Committee recommends that the Commission, in conjunction with 
NSW Industrial Relations, develops a marketing campaign aimed at educating young 
people about their rights in the workplace.” 
20 Mr DONNELLY
That paragraph 5.17 be amended by inserting “and other key stakeholders Ms MITCHELL
” after “Relations” and omitting “marketing”. 
Recommendation 12 
“The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People, in 
conjunction with NSW Industrial Relations, develops a marketing campaign aimed at 
educating young people about their rights in the workplace.” 
21 Mr DONNELLY
That Recommendation 12 be amended by inserting “and other key stakeholders Ms MITCHELL
” after “Relations” and omitting “marketing”. 
22 Ms MITCHELL
That Chapter 5, as amended, stand as part of the report.  Ms BARHAM
23 Ms GIBBONS
That the draft report, as amended, be the report of the Committee and that it be  Mr DONNELLY
signed by the Chair and presented to the House; and 
That the Chair and Committee staff be permitted to correct stylistic, typographical 
and grammatical errors. 
24 Ms BARHAM
That, once tabled, the report be published on the Committee’s webpage.  Ms MITCHELL