TRADESMEN'S RIGHTS REGULATION ACT 1946

This compilation was prepared on 16 July 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 54 of 2009

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

6............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

7............ Territories ........................................................................................... 2

7A......... Act not to apply to certain persons ................................................... 2

8............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 2

9............ Operation of Part VII ......................................................................... 3

Part II--Engineering trades 4

10.......... Interpretation ...................................................................................... 4

11.......... Trades to which Part applies .............................................................. 5

12.......... Central Committee .............................................................................. 5

13.......... Local Committees ............................................................................... 6

14.......... Certain classes of recognised tradesmen ............................................. 6

Part III--Boilermaking trades 7

15.......... Interpretation ...................................................................................... 7

16.......... Trades to which Part applies .............................................................. 8

17.......... Central Committee .............................................................................. 8

18.......... Local Committees ............................................................................... 9

18A....... Grant of tradesmen's certificates ........................................................ 9

Part IV--Blacksmithing trades 10

20.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 10

21.......... Trades to which Part applies ............................................................ 11

22.......... Central Committee ............................................................................ 11

23.......... Local Committees ............................................................................. 12

24.......... Quorum of Committees .................................................................... 12

Part V--Electrical trades 13

25.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 13

26.......... Trades to which Part applies ............................................................ 14

27.......... Central Committee ............................................................................ 14

28.......... Local Committees ............................................................................. 14

28A....... Grant of tradesmen's certificates ...................................................... 15

29.......... Licences and certificates under other laws ........................................ 15

Part VI--Sheet metal trades 16

30.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 16

31.......... Trades to which Part applies ............................................................ 17

32.......... Central Committee ............................................................................ 17

33.......... Local Committees ............................................................................. 18

Part VIA--Boot trades 19

33A....... Interpretation .................................................................................... 19

33B....... Trades to which Part applies ............................................................ 20

33C....... Central Committee ............................................................................ 20

33D....... Local Committees ............................................................................. 20

33E........ Recognition of tradesmen and probationary tradesmen ................... 20

Part VII--Incorporated provisions 23

34.......... Powers of Central Committee etc. .................................................... 23

35.......... Powers of Local Committees etc. ..................................................... 24

36.......... Quorum ............................................................................................. 25

37.......... Decision of questions before Committee .......................................... 25

38.......... Investigation and report .................................................................... 25

39.......... Deputies ........................................................................................... 25

40.......... Deputy Chairman ............................................................................. 25

41.......... Recognition of tradesmen, probationary tradesmen and trainee tradesmen 26

42.......... Local Committee to be Industrial Committee ................................... 28

46.......... Register ............................................................................................. 29

47.......... Changes of address or employment to be notified ........................... 29

48.......... Persons removed from Register ........................................................ 30

49.......... Investigations .................................................................................... 30

Part VIII--Miscellaneous 31

51A....... Regulations ....................................................................................... 31

The Schedules 33

First Schedule--Engineering trades 33

Second Schedule --Boilermaking trades 35

Third Schedule--Blacksmithing trades 36

Fourth Schedule --Electrical trades 37

Fifth Schedule--Sheet Metal trades 38

Sixth Schedule--Boot trades 39

Notes 41

Preamble

WHEREAS regulations were made under the National Security Act 1939, or under that Act as amended, regulating the employment of persons, and providing for the temporary relaxation of certain customs favourable to recognized tradesmen, in the trades to which this Act applies:

AND WHEREAS it is necessary:

(a) to make provision for dealing with the abnormal industrial conditions directly resulting from the operation of those regulations; and

(b) to make provision for the training and employment of members of the Forces, as defined in this Act, in the trades to which this Act applies, as a measure of rehabilitation of those members:

BE it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Notes to the Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946

Note 1

The Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 41, 1946 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946 was amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 (No. 1) (SLI 2006 No. 50). The amendments are incorporated in this compilation.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946	41, 1946	15 Aug 1946	15 Aug 1946
Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1947	72, 1947	4 Dec 1947	4 Dec 1947	S. 6(2)
Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1952	88, 1952	18 Nov 1952	3 Sept 1952	--
Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1955	52, 1955	3 Nov 1955	2 Sept 1955	S. 3(2)
Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1958	53, 1958	1 Oct 1958	2 Sept 1958	S. 2(2)
Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966	93, 1966	29 Oct 1966	1 Dec 1966	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976	91, 1976	20 Sept 1976	S. 3: 22 Dec 1976 (a)	S. 4
Statute Law Revision Act 1981	61, 1981	12 June 1981	S. 115: Royal Assent (b)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982	80, 1982	22 Sept 1982	Part LXXVII (s. 280): Royal Assent (c)	S. 280(2) and (3)
Public Service Reform Act 1984	63, 1984	25 June 1984	S. 151(1): 1 July 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S245) (d)	S. 151(9)
Industrial Relations and other Legislation Amendment Act 1993	109, 1993	22 Dec 1993	Ss. 1, 2 and 58: Royal Assent S. 32: 5 Jan 1994 S. 34: 6 Sept 1991 S. 47: 24 Dec 1992 Remainder: 19 Jan 1994	--
Statute Stocktake Act 1999	118, 1999	22 Sept 1999	Schedule 2 (items 53-59): Royal Assent	--
Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008	8, 2008	20 Mar 2008	Schedules 1-7: 28 Mar 2008 (see F2008L00959) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009	54, 2009	25 June 2009	Schedule 8 (items 150-153): (e)	--

(a) The Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946 was amended by section 3 only of the Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:

(7) The amendments of each other Act specified in the Schedule made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 22 December 1975.

(b) The Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946 was amended by section 115 only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c) The Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946 was amended by Part LXXVII (section 280) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Sections 1, 2, 166 and 195 and Parts III, VI, VII, XVI, XXXVI, XLIV, LI, LIII, LIV, LXI and LXXVII shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(d) The Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946 was amended by subsection 151(1) only of the Public Service Reform Act 1984, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

(4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as is, or such respective days as are, fixed by Proclamation.

(e) Subsection 2(1) (item 30) of the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 provides as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
30. Schedule 8, items 140 to 161	Immediately after the commencement of Part 2‑4 of the Fair Work Act 2009.	1 July 2009 (see F2009L02563)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
Ss. 3, 4..............................	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 5....................................	am. No. 72, 1947
	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 6....................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 216, 1973; No. 91, 1976; No. 61, 1981; No. 80, 1982; No. 118, 1999; SLI 2006 No. 50; No. 8, 2008; No. 54, 2009
S. 7A..................................	ad. No. 88, 1952
	am. No. 118, 1999
S. 8....................................	am. No. 216, 1973
S. 9....................................	am. No. 72, 1947
Part II
S. 10..................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958
Part III
S. 15..................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958
S. 18A................................	ad. No. 53, 1958
S. 19..................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958
	rep. No. 216, 1973
Part IV
S. 20..................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958
Part V
S. 25..................................	am. No. 53, 1958
S. 28A................................	ad. No. 88, 1952
	am. No. 53, 1958
S. 29..................................	am. No. 216, 1973
Part VI
S. 30..................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958
Part VIA
Part VIA ............................	ad. No. 72, 1947
S. 33A................................	ad. No. 72, 1947
	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958
Ss. 33B-33D......................	ad. No. 72, 1947
S. 33E................................	ad. No. 72, 1947
	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958; SLI 2006 No. 50; No. 54, 2009
Part VII
S. 34..................................	am. No. 53, 1958
S. 35..................................	am. No. 53, 1958; No. 216, 1973
S. 37..................................	am. No. 53, 1958
S. 41..................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958; No. 118, 1999; SLI 2006 No. 50; No. 54, 2009
S. 42..................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 118, 1999
S. 43..................................	am. No. 88, 1952; No. 53, 1958
	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 44..................................	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 45..................................	am. No. 72, 1947
	rep. No. 216, 1973
Ss. 46, 47..........................	am. No. 53, 1958
S. 49..................................	am. No. 63, 1984
S. 50..................................	rep. No. 53, 1958
S. 51..................................	am. No. 93, 1966
	rep. No. 216, 1973
Part VIII
S. 51A................................	ad. No. 53, 1958
	am. No. 109, 1993
S. 52..................................	rs. No. 88, 1952; No. 52, 1955; No. 53, 1958
	rep. No. 216, 1973
Schedules
Fourth Schedule
Fourth................................	am. No. 88, 1952
Fifth Schedule
Fifth Schedule....................	am. No. 88, 1952
Sixth Schedule
Sixth Schedule...................	ad. No. 72, 1947

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

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