Workplace Relations Amendment (Agreement Validation) Bill 2004

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to ensure the validity of agreements which were certified, approved or varied under the Act prior to the High Court’s decision on 2 September 2004 in
Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd v The Australian Workers’ Union and Others
.

Progress

Senate
17 Nov 2004	Introduced and read a first time
17 Nov 2004	Second reading moved
02 Dec 2004	Second reading agreed to
02 Dec 2004	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Australian Democrats agreed to
02 Dec 2004	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
06 Dec 2004	Introduced and read a first time
09 Dec 2004	Second reading moved
09 Dec 2004	Second reading agreed to
09 Dec 2004	Third reading agreed to

15 Dec 2004

Assent

Act no.: 155

Year: 2004

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
(S) Australian Democrats 1
(S) Opposition 1

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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