CD - COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION METRICS BY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE VOLUNTEERING & UNPAID WORK PLACEMENTS INQUIRY

Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 16

conduct an inquiry into volunteering among children and young

people in NSW

issue a call for submissions

seek the Speaker’s approval to advertise the inquiry in NSW

regional newspapers

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Mtg 19

25/03/2014

13:00

13:15

15 Mins

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authorise the publication of Submissions No. 1 – 16

extend closing date for receipt of submissions to 1 May 2014

utilise social media channels to promote the inquiry

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Mtg 20

26/05/2014

13:00

15:47

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authorise the publication of Submissions No. 17, 19, 20,

22 and 23

authorise partial publication of Submissions No. 18 and 21, with

the exception of certain sections of those submissions which are to remain confidential,

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Mtg 21 20/06/2014

8:45

12:48

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08:45 Committee Meets - 6 Resolutions before Witnesses called 09:09

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That the Committee hold public hearings for the inquiry into volunteering and

unpaid work placements among children and young people in NSW in Parliament

House on Friday 20 June 2014 and Monday 11 August 2014.

invite the following 11 witnesses to give evidence at the public

hearing on Friday 20 June 2014:

Ms BURNEY

authorise the audio-visual recording, photography and broadcasting

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.

Ms BURNEY

authorise posting the transcript of the day’s proceedings on the

Committee’s webpage once corrections for inaccuracies have been made.

That the Committee determine the return date for any questions taken on notice and

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.

That the Committee accept the following document presented by the Department of

Education and Communities during the public hearing:

Student Placement Record 2014

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Mtg 22

11/08/2014

11:45

16:15

270 Mins

Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 21

accept the response from Centre of Volunteering and publish it on the Committee’s

webpage.

accept the response from Dep Edu & NSW YAC and publish it on the Committee’s

invite the following 8 witnesses to give evidence at the public

hearing on Monday 11 August 2014:

That the Committee authorise the audio-visual recording, photography and broadcasting of

the public hearing

authorise filming the public hearing for footage to be used for internal

training purposes.

authorise publishing the transcript of the day’s proceedings

on the Committee’s webpage once corrections for inaccuracies have been made.

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Mtg 23

15/10/2014

13:00

13:42

42 Mins

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accept the responses from Unions NSW and NSW SES and publish them on the Committee’s

Ms BURNEY

webpage.

accept the responses from Interns Australia, Youth Action and Office Childrens' Guardian

publish them on the Committee’s

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Mtg 24

20/11/2014

13:00

14:01

61 Mins

Confirm minutes Previous Mtg 23

accepts the response from Prof A STEWART & Prof R OWENS and publishes it on the Committee’s

webpage.

consider the Chair’s draft report chapter by chapter.

That Chapter 1 stand as part of the report.

That Chapter 2 stand as part of the report.

That paragraph 3.15 be amended by omitting “or family” and inserting “, family and community"

That paragraph 3.15 be amended by omitting all words after “disadvantage”.

That paragraph 3.16 be amended to read:

“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.”

That Recommendation 3 be amended to read:

“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.”

That Chapter 3, as amended, stand as part of the report.

That paragraph 4.22 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,”

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.”

That Recommendation 7 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,

” 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.”

That paragraph 4.25 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,

” 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.”

That Recommendation 8 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,

” after “Relations”.

That Chapter 4, as amended, stand as part of the report.

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.”

That paragraph 5.13 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,

” 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.”

That Recommendation 10 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,

” 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.”

That paragraph 5.15 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,

” 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.”

That Recommendation 11 be amended by inserting “, in consultation with key stakeholders,

” 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.”

That paragraph 5.17 be amended by inserting “and other key stakeholders

” 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.”

That Recommendation 12 be amended by inserting “and other key stakeholders

” after “Relations” and omitting “marketing”.

That Chapter 5, as amended, stand as part of the report.

That the draft report, as amended, be the report of the Committee and that it be

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.

That, once tabled, the report be published on the Committee’s webpage.