Workplace Relations Amendment (Small Business Employment Protection) Bill 2005

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to restore the exemption for small business from redundancy payments by overturning the 2004 decision of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to impose redundancy pay obligations on small businesses.

Progress

House of Representatives
08 Dec 2004	Introduced and read a first time
08 Dec 2004	Second reading moved
17 Aug 2005	Second reading agreed to
17 Aug 2005	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to
17 Aug 2005	Third reading agreed to

Senate
18 Aug 2005	Introduced and read a first time
18 Aug 2005	Second reading moved
30 Mar 2006	Discharged from Notice Paper

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
Revised Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
(HoR) Government 1

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

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Text of bill

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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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