Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Bill 2002

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40
Summary: Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: list factors to be taken into account by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission when considering whether a negotiating party is not genuinely trying to reach agreement; and empower the Commission to make orders in relation to new bargaining periods. Also contains application provisions.

Progress

House of Representatives
20 Feb 2002	Introduced and read a first time
20 Feb 2002	Second reading moved
26 Jun 2002	Second reading agreed to
26 Jun 2002	Third reading agreed to

Senate
20 Aug 2002	Introduced and read a first time
20 Aug 2002	Second reading moved
23 Sep 2002	Second reading debate
24 Sep 2002	Second reading debate
25 Sep 2002	Second reading agreed to
25 Sep 2002	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Opposition and 4 Australian Democrats agreed to and 1 Schedule and 1 item negatived
25 Sep 2002	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
16 Oct 2002	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to 5 and disagreed to 2 Senate amendments

Senate
19 Nov 2002	Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments

06 Dec 2002

Assent

Act no.: 123

Year: 2002

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
Revised Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
(HoR) Government 1
(HoR) House Schedule 1
(HoR) Non-Government 1
Senate Amendments

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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