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Provisions of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005 22 November 2005 © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 ISBN 0 642 71594 7

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Members for this inquiry	(PDF 124KB)
Preface	(PDF 155KB)
Reference to the committee Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report The political and social context of workplace reform Acknowledgements Recommendation
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 219KB)
Historical context Why further reform is needed Objectives of the bill Summary of major reforms Description of the legislation Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Creating a national workplace relations framework	(PDF 163KB)
Inconsistency of result Duplication, complexity and cost The corporations power The question of constitutionality
Chapter 3 - Issues of contention	(PDF 216KB)
Background to the legislation The economic imperative and the need for further reform Changed role of the AIRC The Australian Fair Pay Commission An enhanced agreement making framework The rights of vulnerable workers Implications for training Will employees be worse off?
Conclusion	(PDF 90KB)
Opposition Senators' Report	(PDF 344KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Work Choices: flawed policy, flawed legislation Work Choices: A view from the state and territory governments New Zealand under the Employment Contracts Act Work Choices Bill: some areas of concern Conclusion and recommendation Appendix 1 Appendix 2
Australian Democrats' Minority Report	(PDF 349KB)
Introduction One good consequence arising from the Work Choices Bill The Australian Democrats' Vision for Australia’s IR system Why We Oppose the Work Choice Bill Conclusion
Australian Greens' dissenting report	(PDF 188KB)
Impacts on the vulnerable and families Unemployment and the minimum wage Occupational Health and Safety Bargaining and Industrial Action One simple national system? Corporations powers Increased Executive Powers Office of the Employee Advocate (OEA) Productivity Skills Shortages Conclusion
Appendix 1 - List of submissions	(PDF 98KB)
Appendix 2 - Hearings and witnesses	(PDF 149KB)
Appendix 3 - Tabled documents, additional information and answers to questions on notice	(PDF 144KB)
Tabled documents Answers to questions on notice Additional information
Appendix 4 - EWRE Committee Workplace Relations Reports	(PDF 115KB)
Appendix 5 - Amendments to the Workplace Relations Act	(PDF 178KB)
Appendix 6 - Summary of effects of WorkChoice changes on employers	(PDF 99KB)

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Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3521
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5706
Email:	eet.sen@aph.gov.au