Workplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) Bill 2004

Previous Citations: Workplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) 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 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
Introduced and read a first time	21 Mar 2002
Second reading moved	21 Mar 2002
Second reading agreed to	25 Jun 2003
Third reading agreed to	25 Jun 2003

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	26 Jun 2003
Second reading moved	26 Jun 2003
Second reading debate	11 Aug 2003
Second reading agreed to	12 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	13 Aug 2003

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

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

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


Assent Act no.: 10 Year: 2004	11 Mar 2004

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Explanatory Memorandum

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No proposed amendments have been circulated.

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Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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