Second Reading Speeches

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) Bill 2013

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
ABBOTT, Tony, MP
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
to: make it a civil offence for a reporting unit not to lodge a compliant full or concise report with Fair Work Australia; impose penalties on officers of registered organisations who do not act in good faith, or misuse their position or information obtained; increase pecuniary penalty orders that the Federal Court may make; and make it a criminal offence for a registered organisation, or officers of a registered organisation, not to comply with applicable orders of a state or Federal Court.

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