Workplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) Bill 2004

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 empower the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to make an order that a certified agreement does not bind a new employer as a result of a transfer of a business, or only binds the new employer to a specified extent.

Progress

House of Representatives
21 Mar 2002	Introduced and read a first time
21 Mar 2002	Second reading moved
25 Jun 2003	Second reading agreed to
25 Jun 2003	Third reading agreed to

Senate
26 Jun 2003	Introduced and read a first time
26 Jun 2003	Second reading moved
11 Aug 2003	Second reading debate
12 Aug 2003	Second reading agreed to
13 Aug 2003	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 4 Opposition (2 as amended by Government) and 2 Australian Democrats agreed to and 3 items negatived
13 Aug 2003	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
14 Aug 2003	Message from Senate reported
19 Aug 2003	Consideration of Senate message Details: House disagreed to Senate amendments

Senate
01 Mar 2004	Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments and agreed to 3 Australian Democrats amendments in their place

House of Representatives
02 Mar 2004	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

11 Mar 2004

Assent

Act no.: 10

Year: 2004

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

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

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

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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

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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