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Chapter 1 Overview of the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013

[1] House of Representatives Selection Committee, Report No. 78, Consideration of Bills, 21 March 2013, p. 4.

[2] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 1-2; Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Submission 16, p. 3.

[3] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 4. Other organisations making this point include: Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Submission 12, p. 9; Master Builders Australia (MBA), Submission 14, p. 6; Housing Industry Association, Submission 19, p. 4; Australian Federation of Employers and Industries (AFEI), Submission 38, p. 3.

[4] Australian Business Industrial, Submission 15, p. 4.

[5] Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Submission 16, p. 4.

[6] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[7] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 3.

[8] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 5.

[9] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 5.

[10] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 5.

[11] Department of Finance (Office of Best Practice Regulation), Best Practice Regulation Handbook, Canberra, June 2010, p. 8.

[12] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 4.

[13] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 9; MBA, Submission 14, p. 6.

[14] John Kovacic, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy, DEEWR, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, pp. 25-6.

[15] Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Legislation Handbook, Canberra, 2000, 40.

[16] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 13.

Chapter 2 Schedule 1 – Family-friendly measures

[1] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[2] BCA, Submission 34, p. 7.

[3] ABI, Submission 15, p. 9.

[4] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 15.

[5] Fair Work Act 2009, s 80(7).

[6] Item 9, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[7] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 15.

[8] Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Submission 9, p. 3; United Services Union (USU), Submission 26, p. 2; Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), Submission 22, p. 2; Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA), Submission 37, p. 6; Employment Law Centre of Western Australia (ELC), Submission 40, p. 1.

[9] Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Submission 12, p. 10; Business SA, Submission 2, p. 5; Master Builders Association (MBA), Submission 14, p. 7; Australian Business Industrial (ABI), Submission 15, p. 9; National Famers’ Federation (NFF), Submission 3, p. 8; Australian Motor Industry Federation (AMIF), Submission 30, p. 3; Business Council of Australia (BCA), Submission 34, p. 7; Australian Federation of Employers and Industries (AFEI), Submission 38, pp. 4-5.

[10] Australian Industry Group (AiG), Submission 32, p. 4.

[11] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 10.

[12] ACCI, Submission 12, 16.

[13] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 5.

[14] MBA, Submission 14, p. 7.

[15] Mr John Kovacic, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy, DEEWR, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 24.

[16] Items 12-15, Part 1, Schedule 1, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[17] Fair Work Act 2009, s 72; Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 16.

[18] Fair Work Act 2009, s 72(5).

[19] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 16.

[20] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 16.

[21] Fair Work Act 2009, ss 71 and 72.

[22] Fair Work Act 2009, s 74(4).

[23] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 16-17.

[24] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 16-17.

[25] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 4; National Working Women’s Centres, (NWWCs), Submission 8, p. 3; USU, Submission 26, p. 2; ANF, Submission 22, p. 2; SDA, Submission 37, p. 8; ELC, Submission 40, p. 2.

[26] NWWCs, Submission 8, p. 3.

[27] AiG, Submission 32, p. 4.

[28] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 10.

[29] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 5; ABI, Submission 15, p. 10; NFF, Submission 3, p. 10; Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), Submission 17, p. 3; AMIF, Submission 30, p. 5; BCA, Submission 34, p. 7; AFEI, Submission 38, pp. 4-5.

[30] Fair Work Act 2009, s 65(1).

[31] Quoted in DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 6.

[32] Item 17, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 65(1A)).

[33] Item 17, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 65(1B)).

[34] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 17.

[35] Item 18, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 65(5A)).

[36] Item 18, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 65(5A)).

[37] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 17-18.

[38] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 5; CPSU, Submission 4, p. 4; USU, Submission 26, p. 2; ANF, Submission 22, p. 2; SDA, Submission 37, p. 9; Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA), Submission 39, p. 5; Law Society of NSW, Submission 6, p. 5; NWWCs, Submission 8, p. 3; Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearing House (ADFVCH), Submission 20, p. 1; Carers Victoria, Submission 10, p. 4; Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Submission 27, p. 3; ELC, Submission 40, p. 2.

[39] ACTU, Submission 12, p. 6.

[40] ABI, Submission 15, p. 11; NFF, Submission 3, p. 13; HIA, Submission 19, p. 5; South Australian Wine Industry Association, Submission 21, p. 3; VECCI, Submission 17, p. 4; AMMA, Submission 23, pp. 24-25; AMIF, Submission 30, p. 7; BCA, Submission 34, p. 1; AiG, Submission 32, p. 5; AFEI, Submission 38, pp. 7-12.

[41] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 10, 17.

[42] AiG, Submission 32, p. 5.

[43] MBA, Submission 14, p. 8.

[44] ACTU, Submission 12, p. 7-11; CPSU, Submission 4, p. 4; USU, Submission 26, p. 4; ANF, Submission 22, p. 3; SDA, Submission 37, p. 4. Tim Lyons, Assistant Secretary, ACTU, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 5.

[45] CPSU, Submission 4, p. 4.

[46] CPSU, Submission 4, p. 4.

[47] CPSU, Submission 4, p. 4; ACTU, Submission 12, p. 7-11; USU, Submission 26, p. 4; ANF, Submission 22, p. 3; AHRC, Submission 27, pp. 3-4; Carers Victoria, Submission 10, p. 11; ADFVCH, Submission 20, p. 2; SDA, Submission 37, p. 4; TCFUA, Submission 39, p. 5.

[48] AHRC, Submission 27, pp. 3-4.

[49] Carers Victoria, Submission 10, p. 11.

[50] NWWCs, Submission 8, p. 4.

[51] NWWCs, Submission 8, p. 4.

[52] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 10.

[53] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 5; Carers Victoria, Submission 10, p. 8; ADFVCH, Submission 20, p. 3

[54] Carers Victoria, Submission 10, p. 8.

[55] Carers Victoria, Submission 10, p. 8.

[56] NFF, Submission 3, p. 13.

[57] Godfrey Hirst Australia, Submission 13, p. 7.

[58] MEA, Submission 11, p. 10.

[59] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 20. See Item 21, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 205(1A)).

[60] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 20.

[61] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 14.

[62] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 19.

[63] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 22.

[64] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 14.

[65] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 12; NWWCs, Submission 8, p. 3; USU, Submission 26, p. 2; ANF, Submission 22, p. 2; SDA, Submission 37, p. 12; ELC, Submission 40, p. 3.

[66] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 13.

[67] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 13.

[68] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 11; NFF, Submission 3, p. 15; MEA, Submission 11, p. 11; ACCI, Submission 12, p. 17; MBA, Submission 14, pp. 10-12; ABI, Submission 15, p. 14; VECCI, Submission 17, p. 4; HIA, Submission 19, p. 7; South Australian Wine Industry Association, Submission 21, p. 4; AMMA, Submission 23, p. 25; AMIF, Submission 30, p. 8; AiG, Submission 32, p. 6; BCA, Submission 34, p. 6.

[69] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 17.

[70] BCA, Submission 34, p. 6.

[71] NFF, Submission 3, p. 15.

[72] John Kovacic, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy, DEEWR, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 24.

[73] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 22.

[74] Item 29, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 81(6)); Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 23.

[75] Item 29, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 81(2)).

[76] Item 29, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 81(3)).

[77] Item 29, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 81(4)).

[78] Item 29, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new section 81A); Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 24.

[79] Item 30, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new section 82A).

[80] For example, ACTU, Submission 9, p. 13; NWWCs, Submission 8, p. 3; USU, Submission 26, p. 2; ANF, Submission 22, p. 2; Law Society of NSW, Submission 6, p. 6; SDA, Submission 37, p. 14; ELC, Submission 40, p. 3.

[81] Law Society of NSW, Submission 6, p. 6.

[82] Law Society of NSW, Submission 6, p. 6.

[83] NFF, Submission 3, pp. 15-16.

[84] AiG, Submission 32, p. 8; Business SA, Submission 2, p. 5; ACCI, Submission 12, p. 18; MBA, Submission 14, p. 12; ABI, Submission 15, p. 15; MEA, Submission 11, p. 12; VECCI, Submission 17, p. 5; AFEI, Submission 38, pp. 4-5.

[85] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 18.

[86] ABI, Submission 15, p. 15.

[87] MBA, Submission 14, p. 12.

Chapter 3 Schedule 3 – Anti-bullying measure

[1] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Workplace Bullying: ‘We just want it to stop’, October 2012, Canberra. Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, 27.

[2] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Workplace Bullying: ‘We just want it to stop’, October 2012, Canberra, pp. 64-65.

[3] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Workplace Bullying: ‘We just want it to stop’, October 2012, Canberra, Recommendation 23.

[4] Item 6, Schedule 3, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new section 789FF).

[5] Item 6, Schedule 3, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new section 789FH).

[6] Item 6, Schedule 3, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new section 789FF).

[7] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 30.

[8] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 30.

[9] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 30.

[10] Item 6, Schedule 3, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new section 789FC).

[11] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 29.

[12] Item 6, Schedule 3, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new section 789FE).

[13] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Workplace Bullying: ‘We just want it to stop’, October 2012, Canberra, pp. 185-186.

[14] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 30.

[15] Safe Work Australia, Submission 74 to the inquiry into Workplace Bullying of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, p. 10.

[16] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Workplace Bullying: ‘We just want it to stop’, October 2012, Canberra, Recommendation 1, p. 18.

[17] Item 6, Schedule 3, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new section 789FD).

[18] Item 6, Schedule 3, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (proposed new subsection 789FF(2)).

[19] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 31.

[20] Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 28.

[21] Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Submission 16, p. 18.

[22] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 18.

[23] Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Submission 9, p. 17; Community and Public Service Union (CPSU), Submission 4, p. 5; Australian Nursing Federation (Victoria Branch) (ANF-Vic), Submission 5, p. 4; National Working Women’s Centres (NWWCs), Submission 8, p. 3; United Services Union (USU), Submission 26, p. 3; Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), Submission 22, p. 2; ; Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA), Submission 37, p. 17; Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA), Submission 39, p. 6; Launceston Community Legal Centre, Submission 31, pp. 1-2; Law Society of New South Wales, Submission 6, p. 7; Beasley Legal, Submission 36, p. 1; Employment Law Centre of Western Australia, Submission 40, p. 4.

[24] ACTU, Submission 9, pp. 19, 20.

[25] CPSU, Submission 4, p. 5.

[26] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 4; Business Council of Australia (BCA), Submission 34, p. 7; Australian Industry Group (AiG), Submission 32, p. 10; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Submission 12, p. 22; Housing Industry Association (HIA), Submission 19), p. 10; Master Builders Australia (MBA), Submission 14, p. 14; Australian Business Industrial (ABI), Submission 15, p. 19; Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), Submission 17, p. 7; Australian Mines & Metals Association (AMMA), Submission 23, p. 40; Australian Federation of Employers and Industries (AFEI), Submission 38, p. 17.

[27] AiG, Submission 32, p. 10.

[28] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 22.

[29] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 23.

[30] Queensland Law Society, Submission 33, p. 2.

[31] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 4; ACCI, Submission 12, pp. 22-23; AiG, Submission 32, p. 10; ABI, Submission 15, p. 19; National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), Submission 3, p. 20; Master Electricians Australia (MEA), Submission 11, p. 16; HIA, Submission 19, p. 11; Australian Motor Industry Federation (AMIF), Submission 30, p. 5; BCA, Submission 34, p. 7.

[32] AiG, Submission 32, p. 10.

[33] NFF, Submission 3, p. 20; MEA, Submission 11, p. 16; HIA, Submission 19, p. 11; AMMA, Submission 23, p. 35; AMIF, Submission 30, p. 5.

[34] ABI, Submission 15, pp. 19-24.

[35] NFF, Submission 3, p. 20.

[36] NT Government, Submission 7, p. 7.

[37] NT Government, Submission 7, p. 7.

[38] BCA, Submission 34, p. 7.

[39] Law Society of NSW, Submission 6, p. 7.

[40] Mr John Kovacic, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy, DEEWR, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 24.

[42] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Workplace Bullying: ‘We just want it to stop’, October 2012, Canberra, p. 188.

[43] Jeremy O’Sullivan, Chief Counsel, DEEWR, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, pp. 28-9.

[44] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 15.

[45] MBA, Submission 14, pp. 14-15.

[46] Mr Eric Windholz, Centre for Regulatory Studies, Monash University, Submission 1, p. 1; Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 13, pp. 6-7; MEA, Submission 11, p. 14; AMMA, Submission 23, pp. 42-43; Rio Tinto, Submission 35, p. 9..

[47] Mr Eric Windholz, Centre for Regulatory Studies, Monash University, Submission 1, p. 1.

[48] Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 13, pp. 6-7; Master Electricians Australia (MEA), Submission 11, p. 14; AMMA, Submission 23, pp. 42-43.

[49] Queensland Law Society, Submission 33, p. 2.

[50] Queensland Law Society, Submission 33, p. 2.

[51] Queensland Law Society, Submission 33, p. 3.

[52] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 19; Law Society of NSW, Submission 6, p. 7; Rio Tinto, Submission 35, p. 8.

[53] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Workplace Bullying: ‘We just want it to stop’, October 2012, Canberra, pp. 14-16.

[54] ANF-Vic, Submission 5, p. 4.

[55] ANF-Vic, Submission 5, p. 4.

[56] Beasley Legal, Submission 36, p. 1.

[57] Queensland Law Society, Submission 33, p. 1.

[58] Queensland Law Society, Submission 33, pp. 1-2.

[59] ACCI, Submission 12, pp 23-24; CPSU, Submission 4, p. 4; NWWCs, Submission 8, p. 5; Mr Eric Windholz, Centre for Regulatory Studies, Monash University, Submission 1, p. 1; Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 13, p. 6; AMMA, Submission 23, p. 41; ANF, Submission 22, p. 2; MBA, Submission 14, p. 17; Rio Tinto, Submission 35, p. 10.

[60] CPSU, Submission 4, p. 4.

[61] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 23

[62] ACCI, Submission 12, pp. 23-24.

[63] Ms Bernadette O’Neill, General Manager, FWC, Senate Estimates Committee Hansard, Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee, Canberra, 13 February 2013, p. 26.

[64] Ms O’Neill, FWC, Senate Estimates Committee Hansard, Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee, Canberra, 13 February 2013, p. 26.

[65] Budget Paper No.2 Budget Measures 2013-2014, Part 2: Expense Measures, Education Employment and Workplace Relations, http://www.budget.gov.au/2013-14/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-09.htm

[66] Budget Paper No.2 Budget Measures 2013-2014, Part 2: Expense Measures, Education Employment and Workplace Relations, http://www.budget.gov.au/2013-14/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-09.htm

[67] VECCI, Submission 17, p. 7.

[68] ABI, Submission 15, pp. 19-24.

[69] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 25.

[70] John Kovacic, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy, DEEWR, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 25.

[71] House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Workplace Bullying: “We Just Want it to Stop”, Canberra, October 2012, pp. 24-25.

[72] Information regarding the Senate Committee’s inquiry into the Bill available at http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=eet_ctte/fair_work_2013/index.htm.

Chapter 4 Schedules 2 & 4 – Modern awards objective and right of entry

[1] Fair Work Act 2009, s 134.

[2] Item 1, Schedule 2, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[3] Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Submission 9, p. 14; National Working Women’s Centres (NWWCs), Submission 8, p. 3, 5; United Services Union (USU), Submission 26, p. 3; Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), Submission 22, p. 2; Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA), Submission 37, pp. 15-16; Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA), Submission 39, p. 6; Employment Law Centre of Western Australia (ELC), Submission 40, p. 3.

[4] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 14.

[5] Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Submission 12, p. 19; Business SA, Submission 2, p. 12; Master Builders Australia (MBA), Submission 14, p. 13; National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), Submission 3, p. 17; Master Electricians Australia (MEA), Submission 11, p. 13; Housing Industry Association (HIA), Submission 19, p. 8; South Australian Wine Industry Association, Submission 21, p. 5; Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), Submission 17, p. 6; Australian Mines & Metals Association (AMMA), Submission 23, p. 31; Australian Motor Industry Association (AMIF), Submission 30, p. 8; Business Council of Australia (BCA), Submission 34, p. 2; Australian Industry Group (AiG), Submission 32, p. 9; Australian Federation of Employers and Industries (AFEI), Submission 38, p. 13.

[6] ACCI, Submission 12, pp. 19-20.

[7] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 20.

[8] AiG, Submission 32, p. 9.

[9] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 12.

[10] Business SA, Submission 2, p. 12.

[11] MBA, Submission 14, p. 13.

[12] John Kovovic, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy, DEEWR, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 24.

[13] Fair Work Act 2009, Part 3-4.

[14] Explanatory Memorandum, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013, p. 32.

[15] Item 7, Schedule 4, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[16] Item 12, Schedule 4, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[17] Item 14, Schedule 4, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[18] Item 10, Schedule 4, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[19] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 20.

[20] DEEWR, Submission 16, p. 19.

[21] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 22; Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), Submission 4, p. 5; USU, Submission 26, p. 3; ANF, Submission 22, p. 2; TCFUA, Submission 39, p. 5.

[22] CPSU, Submission 4, p. 5.

[23] ACCI, Submission 12, p. 27; Business SA, Submission 2, p. 16; Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 13, p. 5; MBA, Submission 14, p. 19; Australian Business Industrial (ABI), Submission 15, p. 25; HIA, Submission 19, p. 9; VECCI, Submission 17, p. 8; AMMA, Submission 23, p. 7; BCA, Submission 34, p. 1; AiG, Submission 32, p. 11; Rio Tinto, Submission 35, p. 4; AFEI, Submission 38, p. 22;

[24] Item 7, Schedule 4, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[25] ACCI, Submission 12, pp. 27-28; MEA, Submission 11, p. 17.

[26] AMMA, Submission 23, p. 9.

[27] Fair Work Act Review Panel, Towards more productive and equitable workplaces, Canberra, June 2012, (Recommendations 35, 36), pp. 195-197.

[28] Rio Tinto, Submission 35, p. 4; Allens, Submission 28, p. 2.

[29] Mr Tim Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Committee Hansard, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 2.

[30] Mr Tim Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Committee Hansard, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 2.

[31] Ms Nadine Flood, National Secretary, Community and Public Sector Union, Committee Hansard, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 3.

[32] Ms Nadine Flood, National Secretary, Community and Public Sector Union, Committee Hansard, 24 May Melbourne, p. 4.

[33] Item 12, Schedule 4, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[34] Item 14, Schedule 4, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[35] Item 10, Schedule 4, Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013.

[36] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 23; AiG, Submission 32, p. 14; MBA, Submission 14, p. 20; AMIF, Submission 30, p. 10; Law Society of NSW, Submission 6, p. 7.

[37] TCFUA, Submission 39, p. 21.

[38] ACTU, Submission 9, p. 23 .

[39] TCFUA, Submission 39, p. 21.

[40] MBA, Submission 14, p. 20.

[41] AiG, Submission 32, p. 15.

[42] AMMA, Submission 23, pp. 9-10.

[43] AMMA, Submission 23, pp. 9-10.

[44] John Kovovic, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy, DEEWR, Transcript of Evidence, 24 May 2013, Melbourne, p. 25

[45] Mr Tim Lyons, Associate Secretary, ACTU, Committee Hansard, 24 May Melbourne, p. 4.