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Road Safety Remuneration Regulation 2012

FRLI ID: F2012L01712
Introduced into the House of Representatives and the Senate on 21 August 2012
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations

Committee view

2.1        The committee considers that this regulation is compatible with human rights.

2.2        The committee however notes that the statement of compatibility claims that the regulation does not engage human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011. The committee seeks clarification from the Minister whether the regulation could be said to engage the right to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work contained in article 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right to a fair hearing contained in article 14(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the right to privacy contained in article 17 of the ICCPR .

Purpose of the instrument

2.3        The purpose of the instrument is to prescribe the work health and safety laws of the Sates and Territories as capable of acting concurrently with the Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012.

2.4        The regulation:

•  allows for representation by an industrial association in small claims matters in the Federal Magistrates Court or a court of a State;
• prescribes the information which the President of the Tribunal must provide to the Minister and the Fair Work Ombudsman regarding the operation of the Act and the functions of the Tribunal; and
• sets out the record keeping requirements for employers and hierers of road transport drivers, as well as for participants in the supply chain.

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