Senator Wong: The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: a) The Committee on Industrial Legislation (CoIL) has met twice since 1 January 2012. Details on meeting dates, location and attendees for these meetings are attached below. b) There have been two NWRCC meetings convened since 1 January 2012. Details on meeting dates, location and attendees for these meetings are attached below. c) The COAG Select Council on Workplace Relations (SCWR) has been convened twice since 1 January 2012. Details are attached below. Committee on Industrial Legislation (CoIL) CoIL – Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012 – 1st Tranche, 9.00 AM – 3.00 PM, Friday, 19 October 2012, DEEWR National Office, Canberra Attendees Organisation Mr Stephen Smith Australian Industry Group Mr Peter Burn Australian Industry Group Professor Breen Creighton Business Council of Australia Mr Brian Duggan National Farmers' Federation Mr Richard Calver Master Builders Australia Mr Tim Lyons Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Trevor Clarke Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Mark Morey Unions New South Wales Ms Melissa Donnelly Community and Public Sector Union Mr Tom Roberts Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union Mr Tim McCauley Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Representatives from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth CoIL – Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012 – Default Superannuation amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009, 3.30 PM – 5.00 PM (via teleconference), Wednesday 24 October 2012 Attendees Organisation Mr Daniel Mammone Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Dick Grozier NSW Business Chamber Mr Stephen Smith Australian Industry Group Mr Peter Burn Australian Industry Group Mr Richard Calver Master Builders Australia Mr Tim Lyons Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Michael Fisher Australian Council of Trade Unions Representatives from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth National Workplace Relations Consultative Council (NWRCC) NWRCC 114, 2.00 PM – 4.00 PM, Friday, 25 May 2012, DEEWR National Office, Canberra Attendees Organisation The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth The Hon Jacinta Collins, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations – Observer Commonwealth Ms Lisa Paul AO PSM, Secretary Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Mr Peter Anderson Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Daniel Mammone – Observer Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Innes Willox Australian Industry Group Mr Stephen Smith – Observer Australian Industry Group Ms Maria Tarrant – Observer Business Council of Australia Mr Brian Duggan National Farmers' Federation Mr Richard Calver Master Builders Australia Mr Dave Oliver – Observer Australian Council of Trade Unions Ms Susan Hopgood Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Tim Lyons Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Mark Lennon Australian Council of Trade Unions Representatives from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth NWRCC 115, 10.30 AM – 12.30 PM, Monday 15 October 2012, Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Melbourne Attendees Organisation The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth The Hon Jacinta Collins, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations – Observer Commonwealth Mr Peter Anderson Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Daniel Mammone Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Steven Knott Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr Innes Willox Australian Industry Group Mr Stephen Smith – Observer Australian Industry Group Ms Maria Tarant Business Council of Australia Mr Brian Duggan National Farmers' Federation Mr Richard Calver Master Builders Australia Ms Ged Kearney Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Dave Oliver Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Tim Lyons Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Mark Lennon Australian Council of Trade Unions Mr Michael Borowick Australian Council of Trade Unions Representatives from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth COAG Select Council on Workplace Relations (SCWR) SCWR 1, 11.30 AM – 2.30 PM, Friday 6 July 2012, 11.30 AM – 2.30 PM, Commonwealth Parliamentary Office, Melbourne Attendees Organisation The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth The Hon Jacinta Collins, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations – Observer Commonwealth The Hon Gregory Pearce MLC, Minister for Finance and Services New South Wales The Hon Richard Dalla-Riva MLC, Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Victoria The Hon Jarrod Bleijie MP, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Queensland The Hon Russell Wortley MLC, Minister for Industrial Relations South Australia The Hon Simon O'Brien MLC, Minister for Commerce Western Australia Dr Chris Bourke, MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations Australian Capital Territory The Hon Kate Wilkinson MP, Minister of Labour New Zealand Mr Brendan Flynn – Deputy Secretary, Department of Treasury and Finance – proxy for the Hon Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC, Assistant Treasurer Victoria Mr Michael Stevens, Secretary, Department of Justice – proxy for the Hon David O'Byrne MP, Minister for Workplace Relations Tasmania Ms Laurene Hull, Executive Director, NT Worksafe – proxy for Dr Chris Burns MLA, Minister for Public Employment, and the Hon Daniel Robert Knight MLA, Minister for Justice and Attorney-General (via teleconference) Northern Territory Representatives from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth SCWR 2, 10.30 AM – 12.30PM, Friday 17 August 2012, Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Melbourne Attendees Organisation The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth The Hon Jacinta Collins, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations – Observer Commonwealth The Hon Richard Dalla-Riva MLC, Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Victoria The Hon Jarrod Bleijie MP, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Queensland The Hon Russell Wortley MLC, Minister for Industrial Relations South Australia The Hon David O'Byrne MP, Minister for Workplace Relations Tasmania Dr Chris Bourke, MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations Australian Capital Territory Ms Vicki Telfer, Executive Director, NSW Industrial Relations – proxy for the Hon Gregory Pearce MLC, Minister for Finance and Services New South Wales Ms Cheryl Winstanely, Acting Director, Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment – proxy for the Hon Daniel Robert Knight MLA, Minister for Justice and Attorney-General (via teleconference) Northern Territory Ms Jetta Hikuroa, Deputy Director, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – proxy for the Hon Kate Wilkinson MP, Minister of Labour (via teleconference) New Zealand Representatives from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Commonwealth