Fair Work Bill 2009 – Parliament of Australia

Type: Government
Portfolio: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Implements a workplace relations system which provides for: the establishment of National Employment Standards, modern awards and national minimum wage orders; the establishment of the statutory offices of Fair Work Australia to administer the system and the Fair Work Ombudsman to promote compliance; fair work instruments; and the creation of Fair Work Divisions in the Federal Court and Federal Magistrate’s Court to hear workplace relations matters.

Progress

House of Representatives
25 Nov 2008	Introduced and read a first time
25 Nov 2008	Second reading moved
01 Dec 2008	Second reading debate
02 Dec 2008	Second reading debate
03 Dec 2008	Second reading debate
04 Dec 2008	Second reading agreed to
04 Dec 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
05 Dec 2008	Introduced and read a first time
05 Dec 2008	Second reading moved
10 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
11 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
11 Mar 2009	Second reading agreed to
17 Mar 2009	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 40 Government and 2 Opposition (1 as amended by Family First Party) agreed to
18 Mar 2009	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 4 Australian Greens agreed to
19 Mar 2009	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 180 Government, 1 Australian Greens and 4 Independent (Xenophon) agreed to
20 Mar 2009	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
20 Mar 2009	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to amendments nos 1 to 30, 35 to 93, 95 to 135, and 137 to 231; and disagreed to Senate amendments nos 31 to 34, 94, and 136

Senate
20 Mar 2009	Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments disagreed to by the House

20 Mar 2009	Text of bill as passed both Houses
07 Apr 2009	Assent Act no.: 28 Year: 2009

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5729] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Australian Greens [sheet 5744] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Australian Greens [sheet 5730] BROWN, Sen Bob
Australian Greens [sheet 5732] BROWN, Sen Bob
Australian Greens [sheet 5746] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Australian Greens [sheet 5745] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Family First Party [sheet 5733 revised 3] FIELDING, Sen Steve
Family First Party (Senate) [5733] FIELDING, Sen Steve
Family First Party 1 (Senate) [5733-Revised 2] FIELDING, Sen Steve
Government [sheet PY414]
Government [sheet QU427]
Government [sheet RE403]
Government [sheet QC301]
Government [sheet PZ330]
Government [sheet PT205]
Government [sheet QW366 revised]
Government [sheet QC300]
Government [sheet PT207]
Government [sheet PV376]
Government [sheet PA442]
Government [sheet PJ446]
Government [sheet PV374]
Government [sheet PJ444]
Government [sheet PJ447]
Government [sheet PV373]
Government [sheet PT206]
Government [sheet PD364 revised]
Independent [sheet 5760] XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Independent [sheet 5759] XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Opposition [sheet 5739 revised 2] ABETZ, Sen Eric
Opposition (Senate) [5739] ABETZ, Sen Eric
Opposition 2 (Senate) [5739-Revised] ABETZ, Sen Eric

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed
Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/11/2008): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee
Committee report (27/02/2009)

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Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
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.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

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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