Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) 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 to: provide for an additional approval requirement for enterprise agreements that are not greenfields agreements; require the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to have regard to a range of non-exhaustive factors to guide its assessment of whether an applicant for a protected action ballot order is genuinely trying to reach an agreement; and provide that the FWC must not make a protected action ballot order when it is satisfied that the claims of an applicant are manifestly excessive or would have a significant adverse impact on workplace productivity.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 27 Nov 2014
Second reading moved 27 Nov 2014
Second reading debate 04 Dec 2014
Second reading debate 09 Feb 2015
Second reading agreed to 09 Feb 2015
Consideration in detail debate 09 Feb 2015
Third reading agreed to 09 Feb 2015
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 10 Feb 2015
Second reading moved 10 Feb 2015
Lapsed at prorogation 17 Apr 2016

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

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Explanatory memoranda

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  • 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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