Workplace Relations Amendment (Prohibition of Compulsory Union Fees) Bill 2003

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40
Summary: Amends the certified agreement and freedom of association provisions of the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: nullify clauses in certified agreements that purport to require payment of bargaining services fees; and prohibit conduct designed to compel persons to pay such fees. Also contains application provisions.

Progress

House of Representatives
04 Dec 2002	Introduced and read a first time
04 Dec 2002	Second reading moved
12 Feb 2003	Second reading agreed to
12 Feb 2003	Third reading agreed to

Senate
03 Mar 2003	Introduced and read a first time
03 Mar 2003	Second reading moved
24 Mar 2003	Second reading agreed to
24 Mar 2003	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Australian Democrats agreed to; 4 items negatived
24 Mar 2003	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
25 Mar 2003	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to amendment no. 2 and disagreed to amendments nos 1 and 3 to 6

Senate
26 Mar 2003	Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments disagreed to by the House

11 Apr 2003

Assent

Act no.: 20

Year: 2003

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

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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