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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11 May 2000
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House of Representatives
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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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26 Nov 1997
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Industrial Relations portfolio
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02 Nov 2005
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House of Representatives
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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
in relation to: creation of a national workplace relations system, including the establishment of the Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) which will set and adjust minimum and award classification wages, minimum conditions of employment; public holidays; outworkers; direct bargaining between employers and employees; the role of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, particularly in relation to regulation of industrial action; a simplified system of awards; redundancy pay by small business employers; transmission of business rules; protection of key award conditions in bargaining processes; dispute settlement procedures; extension of the compliance regime; transitional arrangements; provides for the renumbering of the Act; and Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 in relation to the establishment of the AFPC.
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18 Aug 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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26 Aug 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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29 Nov 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: require a 6-month qualifying period of employment before new employees (other than apprentices and trainees) can access the unfair dismissal remedy; and exclude new employees of small businesses (other than apprentices and trainees) from the unfair dismissal remedy.
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12 Nov 1998
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: require a 6-month qualifying period of employment before new employees (other than apprentices and trainees) can access the unfair dismissal remedy; and exclude new employees of small businesses (other than apprentices and trainees) from the unfair dismissal remedy.
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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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 empower the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to make an order that a certified agreement does not bind a new employer as a result of a transfer of a business, or only binds the new employer to a specified extent.
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04 Apr 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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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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13 Feb 2008
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House of Representatives
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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: abolish Australian Workplace Agreements; provide transitional arrangements through Individual Transitional Employment Agreements (ITEAs); introduce a no-disadvantage test for ITEAs and collective agreements and ensure no agreement is approved until it passes the test; remove the requirement for a Workplace Relations Fact Sheet; provide that all parties agree to terminate collective workplace agreements; and enable award modernisation processes to be undertaken by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Also makes consequential amendments to 16 Acts.
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