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• Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Right of Entry) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to: establish a framework for the right of entry system which will clearly set out parties’ rights and responsibilities; and enable the Commonwealth to override the operation of State right of entry laws or industrial instruments within constitutional limits. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  in relation to the registration, amalgamation and internal administration and regulation of registered organisations, including election processes, duties of officers and employees of those organisations, financial accountability and disclosure, democratic control and penalties for breaches. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Protection for Emergency Management Volunteers) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to make it unlawful to dismiss emergency management volunteers who are temporarily absent from the workplace on voluntary emergency management duty. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Protecting the Low Paid) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the objects of the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to ensure that the primary focus of the award safety net is to address the needs of the low paid. Also requires the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to recognise this primary focus when performing its functions and exercising its powers in relation to awards. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Protecting Small Business Employment) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to restore the exemption for small business from redundancy payments by overturning the recent decision of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to impose redundancy pay obligations on small businesses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Prohibition of Compulsory Union Fees) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Prohibition of Compulsory Union Fees) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Prohibition of Compulsory Union Fees) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 May 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum