Resource Centre Government Submissions

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Paddy Crumlin 18 Aug 2010

On 6 Auust 2010 the Union lodged a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Inquiry into Industry Skills Councils. The Union submission strongly defends the role and development of Industry Skills Councils and the Transport Logistics Skills Councils in particular.

MUA Submission on the National Resource Sector Employment Task Force Issues Paper

Paddy Crumlin 30 Jun 2010

The MUA made a submission in response to the matters raised in the National Resource Sector Employment Task Force Issues Paper.  The union response outlines the union's views on what needs to be done to better match the demand and supply for labour in the offshore oil gas industry.  A copy of the full submission is available here:

MUA Submission to ACCC Re AAT

Paddy Cumlin 19 Nov 2009

The MUA has made a submission to ACCC with regard to ACCC's Draft Determination on application by Australia Amalgamated Terminal Pty Ltd (AAT) for authorisation to operate in various Australia ports. The MUA's submission emphasies that AAT should require 3rd parties seeking access to AAT terminals to confirm with minimum labour standards and conditions. Click the link to access the MUA submission. 

National Transport and Logistics Industry Workforce Planning and Skills Strategic Action Plan

Rod Pickette 6 Oct 2009

The Australian Transport Council's National Workforce Planning and Skills Working Group has released its Draft National Transport and Logistics Industry Workforce Planning and Skills Strategic Action Plan for industry and stakeholder comment and input.  The Draft Plan provides twelve high level strategic focus areas for action.  Stakeholder comment is now sought to assist with the development of a detailed implementation plan and specific detailed actions or activities which can be undertaken under each of the focus areas, to address particular workforce planning and skills issues.  For more information: http://www.ntc.gov.au/viewpage.aspx?documentid=1761.  For a copy of the Strategic Action Plan http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/Reports/NationalTLWPSSAP.pdf.

The MUA is represented on the Workforce Planning and Skills Working Group and made a submission to the Working Group in development of the Draft Strategy.

Union lodges a supplementary submission to Henry Tax Review on shipping and taxation

Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary 29 Sep 2009

Following a recent discussion with Henry Tax Review officials on the taxation elements of national shipping policy, the union has decided to lodge a suplementary submission to the Henry Tax Review in advance of consideration of transport taxation matters by the Henry Tax Review Panel due to occur in early October 2009.  The submission reinforces the union's primary submission of October 2008 that argues for a shipping tax policy that will attract capital invetment in Australian ships (Link to Henry Tax Review homepage -