Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42

Summary

Amends the Workplace Relations Act 1996 to: abolish Australian Workplace Agreements; provide transitional arrangements through Individual Transitional Employment Agreements (ITEAs); introduce a no-disadvantage test for ITEAs and collective agreements and ensure no agreement is approved until it passes the test; remove the requirement for a Workplace Relations Fact Sheet; provide that all parties agree to terminate collective workplace agreements; and enable award modernisation processes to be undertaken by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Also makes consequential amendments to 16 Acts.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 Feb 2008
Second reading moved	13 Feb 2008
Second reading debate	20 Feb 2008
Second reading debate	13 Mar 2008
Second reading agreed to	17 Mar 2008
Third reading agreed to	17 Mar 2008

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	17 Mar 2008
Second reading moved	17 Mar 2008
Second reading debate	17 Mar 2008
Second reading debate	18 Mar 2008
Second reading agreed to	18 Mar 2008
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 37 Government agreed to	18 Mar 2008
Third reading agreed to	18 Mar 2008

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	19 Mar 2008


Assent Act no.: 8 Year: 2008	20 Mar 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Democrats [sheet 5457 revised]
MURRAY, Andrew

Australian Democrats [sheet 5443]
MURRAY, Andrew

Australian Greens [sheet 5456]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Australian Greens [sheet 5453]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Australian Greens [sheet 5452]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Australian Greens [sheet 5451]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Australian Greens [sheet 5449]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Government [sheet PA412]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (14/02/2008): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee
Committee report (17/03/2008)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

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Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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