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• Workplace Relations Amendment (Protecting the Low Paid) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the objects of the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to ensure that the primary focus of the award safety net is to address the needs of the low paid. Also requires the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to recognise this primary focus when performing its functions and exercising its powers in relation to awards. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Right of Entry) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to: establish a framework for the right of entry system which will clearly set out parties’ rights and responsibilities; and enable the Commonwealth to override the operation of State right of entry laws or industrial instruments within constitutional limits. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to require that, in order to be protected industrial action under the Act, such action must be preceded by a secret ballot process overseen by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission; and, consequential on commencement of the proposed

  Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Act 2002

  , allows protected industrial action to be taken without a secret ballot, after a cooling-off period; and provides for the recommencement of protected action after the end of a suspension of a bargaining period. Also contains application and saving provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to require that, in order to be protected industrial action under the Act, such action must be preceded by a secret ballot process overseen by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission; and, consequential on commencement of the proposed

  Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Act 2002

  , allows protected industrial action to be taken without a secret ballot, after a cooling-off period; and provides for the recommencement of protected action after the end of a suspension of a bargaining period. Also contains application and saving provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Simplifying Agreement-making) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to: simplify agreement-making at the workplace level; reduce the delays, formality and cost involved in having an agreement certified; prevent interference by third parties in agreement-making; and provide for the extended operation of certified agreements of up to five years. Also contains application and saving provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Small Business Employment Protection) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to restore the exemption for small business from redundancy payments by overturning the 2004 decision of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to impose redundancy pay obligations on small businesses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 1997 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Workplace Relations, Small Business and Waterfront Reform portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Termination of Employment) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to: extend the operation of the federal unfair dismissal system to all employees of constitutional corporations; prevent employees from accessing remedies under comparable State unfair dismissal schemes; and make amendments to the operation of the unfair dismissal system. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Termination of Employment) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to: extend the operation of the federal unfair dismissal system to all employees of constitutional corporations; prevent employees from accessing remedies under comparable State unfair dismissal schemes; and make amendments to the operation of the unfair dismissal system. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum