Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2000, published 89th ILC session (2001)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report, and asks the Government to supply information on the following points.

Articles 5 and 6 of the Convention.  The Committee draws the attention of the Government to the requirements of these Articles to communicate to the ILO, as soon as practicable, the published statistics compiled in pursuance of the Convention, including the relevant publications and methodological information. It asks the Government to transmit to the ILO the following published data: (i) the 1996 population census (in relation to Article 8); (ii) the Australian consumer price index: Concepts, sources and methods (6461.0) (Article 12); (iii) the surveys including statistics of household expenditure such as the 1993-94 household expenditure survey, summary of results, Australia (6530.0), the 1993-94 household expenditure survey, Australia, Information paper (6527.0), the income distribution, Australia (6523.0), the survey of income and housing costs, Australia: user guide 1997 (6553.0), and the 1998-99 household expenditure survey (Article 13).

Article 14.  Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the statistics on occupational injuries and diseases compiled by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC), as well as methodological information concerning these statistics, are being published regularly, and are communicated to the ILO (in accordance with Articles 5 and 6). It also takes note of the information provided regarding the steps being taken to extend the scope of these statistics. The Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on the progress made following the introduction of the new NOHSC measures in July 2000, in particular with regard to the coverage of categories of workers, sectors of the economy, branches of economic activity or geographic areas not previously included (Article 17, paragraph 2).

Article 15.  The Committee notes that a review of the industrial disputes collection is under way. It asks the Government to supply information on the outcome of this review when it is available.