Information about the Inquiry
On 19 March 2009, the Senate referred the Provisions of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 to the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for report by 7 May 2009.
The bill is the first of two bills which make transitional and consequential provisions in relation to the new workplace relations system set out in the Fair Work Bill 2008. The bill repeals the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (WR Act) (other than schedules 1, which deals with registered organisations, and 10, which deals with transitional registered associations) and renames it the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. It makes transitional provisions to move employers, employees and organisations from the old WR Act system to the new system and it makes consequential amendments to Commonwealth legislation that are essential to the operation of the Fair Work Bill such as the creation of the Fair Work Divisions of the Federal Court and the Federal Magistrates Court.
Information about the bill
The committee invites written submissions which should be sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
The closing date for submissions is Thursday, 9 April 2009.
Notes to assist in preparing submissions are available from the website https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm.
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For further information:
For further information, consult the committee's website at https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eet_ctte/inquiries.htm or contact the committee secretary
Public Hearings
The committee has set down dates for public hearings as follows:
Sydney - 20 April 2009
Brisbane - 24 April 2009
Canberra - 29 April 2009
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia