A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
TOTAL RESULTS: 126
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- Date
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20 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: list factors to be taken into account by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission when considering whether a negotiating party is not genuinely trying to reach agreement; and empower the Commission to make orders in relation to new bargaining periods. Also contains application provisions.
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- Date
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20 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the certified agreement and freedom of association provisions of the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: nullify clauses in certified agreements that purport to require payment of bargaining services fees; and prohibit conduct designed to compel persons to pay such fees. Also contains application provisions.
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- Date
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20 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to require that, in order to be protected industrial action under the Act, such action must be preceded by a secret ballot process overseen by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission; and, consequential on commencement of the proposed Workplace Relations Amendment (Genuine Bargaining) Act 2002
, allows protected industrial action to be taken without a secret ballot, after a cooling-off period; and provides for the recommencement of protected action after the end of a suspension of a bargaining period. Also contains application and saving provisions.
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- Date
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13 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to exempt small businesses from the unfair dismissal provisions (except in relation to apprentices and trainees); and require the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to order that an unfair dismissal application is invalid if it relates to a small business employer.
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- Date
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30 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
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- Date
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09 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
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- Date
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09 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
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- Date
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23 May 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
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- Date
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23 May 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
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- Date
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04 Apr 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
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