The document outlines the terms of reference for the Consultative Forum on Mature Age Participation, which is tasked with identifying Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks that create barriers for older persons participating in the workforce or other productive work, and changes that could be made to remove such barriers. It provides details on the objective, focus, examples of relevant laws, inquiry team and process, and ways for stakeholders to engage and provide input.

1. Consultative Forum on
Mature Age Participation
Professor Rosalind Croucher
President, ALRC
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2. Terms of Reference
The Hon Nicola Roxon MP
7 March 2012
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3. Terms of Reference
Identify:
Commonwealth legislation and legal frameworks
that contain or create barriers to older persons
participating, or continue to actively participate, in
the workforce or in other productive work
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4. Terms of Reference
Identify:
what, if any, changes could be made to relevant
Commonwealth legislation and legal frameworks to
remove such barriers
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5. Commonwealth laws
• superannuation law;
• family assistance, child support and
social security law;
• employment law;
• insurance law;
• compensation laws; and
• any other relevant Clth legislation
exempt under the Age Discrimination Act
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6. Objective
versus
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• drawing pension
• in workforce
• paying taxes
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7. Objective
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• self-funded retirement
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8. UN principles
• independence
• participation
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9. • Participation
• Lifelong learning
(‘encore careers’)
• Volunteering and
philanthropy
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10. Inquiry focus
• limitations on participation
• disincentives to participation
• incentives to remain in the workforce
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11. Some examples
• Workers’ compensation
• Veterans’ entitlements
• Insurance
• Superannuation
• Old age pension
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12. Inquiry team
• Commissioners –
• Legal Officers – three
• Inquiry support – website manager,
librarian, project coordinator
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13. Inquiry Process
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14. Inquiry Process
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15. Inquiry Process
Consultations
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16. Inquiry Process
Consultations
Submissions
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17. Inquiry Process
Consultations
Advisory Committee/
Panels
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18. How can you help?
• Suggestions of people to speak to
• Encouraging submissions
• Suggesting ALRC presentations at
relevant seminars/forums
• Spreading the word!
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19. For information about ALRC work,
copies of speeches and
presentations
ALRC website – all papers available online
(free):
www.alrc.gov.au
Email: info@alrc.gov.au
GPO Box 3708, Sydney 2001
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