Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 40
Summary: Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to require that, in order to be protected industrial action under the Act, such action must be preceded by a secret ballot process overseen by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission; and, consequential on commencement of the proposed
Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Act 2002
, allows protected industrial action to be taken without a secret ballot, after a cooling-off period; and provides for the recommencement of protected action after the end of a suspension of a bargaining period. Also contains application and saving provisions.

Progress

House of Representatives
13 Nov 2002	Introduced and read a first time
13 Nov 2002	Second reading moved
04 Mar 2003	Second reading agreed to
04 Mar 2003	Third reading agreed to

Senate
05 Mar 2003	Introduced and read a first time
05 Mar 2003	Second reading moved
24 Mar 2003	Second reading agreed to
24 May 2003	Third reading negatived

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

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Explanatory memoranda

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