Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014

Type
Government
Portfolio
Employment
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Fair Work Act 2009 and Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 to: establish the Registered Organisations Commission and provide it with investigation and information gathering powers to monitor and regulate registered organisations; and provide for the appointment, functions and powers of the commissioner (who will assume the investigations, enforcement advice and assistance responsibilities in relation to registered organisations currently undertaken by the General Manager of the Fair Work Commission); and Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 to: amend the requirements on officers’ disclosure of material personal interests and change grounds for disqualification and ineligibility for office; increase financial accounting and disclosure obligations for registered organisations and their officers; and increase civil penalties and introduce criminal offences for serious breaches of officers’ duties and new offences in relation to the conduct of investigations.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 19 Jun 2014
Second reading moved 19 Jun 2014
Second reading debate 25 Jun 2014
Second reading debate 14 Jul 2014
Second reading debate 15 Jul 2014
Second reading agreed to 15 Jul 2014
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 9 Government agreed to
15 Jul 2014
Third reading agreed to 15 Jul 2014
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 17 Jul 2014
Second reading moved 17 Jul 2014
Second reading debate 11 Feb 2015
Second reading debate 12 Feb 2015
Second reading debate 02 Mar 2015
Second reading negatived 02 Mar 2015

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

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Schedules of amendments

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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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