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Advisory Report Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013

5 June 2013

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 245KB)
Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Overview of the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013	(PDF 160KB)
Structure of the Bill Referral and conduct of the inquiry Context of the bill Consultations and the recommendations of the Review Panel Regulatory Impact Statement and Financial Impact Statement Structure of report

Chapter 2 Schedule 1 – Family-friendly measures	(PDF 220KB)
Special maternity leave (Part 1) Stakeholder feedback Parental leave (Part 2) Stakeholder feedback Right to request flexible working arrangements (Part 3) Stakeholder feedback Consultation on changes to rosters or working hours (Part 4) Stakeholder feedback Safe job transfer during pregnancy (Part 5) Stakeholder feedback Committee comment

Chapter 3 Schedule 3 – Anti-bullying measure	(PDF 215KB)
Stakeholder feedback Jurisdictional character of anti-bullying laws Projected costs to business Requirement that internal processes be exhausted Clarifying terms of the Bill Funding and resourcing the Fair Work Commission Perceived lack of consultation Committee comment

Chapter 4 Schedules 2 & 4 – Modern awards objective and right of entry	(PDF 259KB)
Schedule 2 – Modern awards objective Stakeholder feedback Schedule 4 – Right of entry Stakeholder feedback Committee comments

Dissenting Report—Mr Rowan Ramsey MP, Mrs Karen Andrews MP, Mr Alan Tudge MP, Ms Nola Marino MP	(PDF 89KB)

Appendix A – Text of the Bill	(PDF 550KB)

Appendix B – Submissions	(PDF 55KB)

Appendix C – Witnesses and hearings	(PDF 76KB)