Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 60 of 1996 as amended
This compilation was prepared on
7 February 2001
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 133 of 1999
Amendments from Act No. 77 of 1996
[Schedule 3 (item 1) amended subsection 2(2);
Schedule 3 (item 2) repealed subsection 2(6);
Schedule 3 (item 3) amended Schedule 10 (item 3 (heading));
Schedule 3 (item 4) amended Schedule 12 (item 1 (heading))
Schedule 3 (items 1 to 4) commenced on 25 November 1996]
Amendments from Act No. 34 of 1997
[Schedule 17 amended Schedule 16 (subparagraph 75(1)(b)(ii))
Schedule 17 commenced on 25 May 1997]
Amendments from Act No. 198 of 1997
[Schedule 1 (item 4) amended Schedule 5 (subitem 50(3))
Schedule 1 (item 4) commenced on 11 December 1997]
Amendments from Act No. 119 of 1999
[Schedule 2 (item 1) added Schedule 5 (paragraph 51(7)(ea));
Schedule 2 (item 2) repealed Schedule 5 (subitem 54(2))
Schedule 2 commenced on 20 October 1999]
Amendments from Act No. 125 of 1999
[Schedule 14 (item 1) repealed and substituted Schedule 16 (item 28);
Schedule 14 (item 2) amended Schedule 16 (item 60)
Schedule 14 commenced on 25 May 1997]
Amendments from Act No. 133 of 1999
[Schedule 1 (item 125) amended Schedule 9 (subitem 2(9))
Schedule 1 (item 125) commenced on 13 April 2000]
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 1
4............ Definition............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—The principal object of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 3
Schedule 2—Panels of the Commission 5
Schedule 3—The Employment Advocate 7
Part IVA—The Employment Advocate 7
Division 1—Functions, powers etc. of the Employment Advocate 7
Division 2—Authorised officers 9
Division 3—Appointment, conditions of appointment etc. of Employment Advocate 12
Division 4—Miscellaneous 15
Schedule 4—Representation rights of organisations of employees 18
Schedule 5—Awards 22
Schedule 6—Termination of employment 45
Schedule 7—Minimum wages, equal remuneration and leave to care for immediate family 72
Schedule 8—Certified agreements 75
Part VIB—Certified agreements 79
Division 1—Preliminary 79
Division 2—Making agreements with constitutional corporations or the Commonwealth 83
Division 3—Making agreements about industrial disputes and industrial situations 86
Division 4—Certifying agreements 88
Division 5—Effect of certified agreements 92
Division 6—Persons bound by certified agreements 95
Division 7—Extending, varying or terminating certified agreements 97
Division 8—Negotiations for certified agreements etc. 102
Division 9—Prohibition of coercion in relation to agreements 119
Division 10—Enforcement and remedies 119
Division 11—Miscellaneous 122
Schedule 9—Enterprise flexibility agreements (EFAs) 126
Schedule 10—Australian workplace agreements (AWAs) 129
Part VID—Australian workplace agreements (AWAs) 129
Division 1—Preliminary 129
Division 2—General rules about AWAs and ancillary documents 133
Division 3—Making, varying or terminating an AWA 133
Division 4—Filing AWAs and ancillary documents with Employment Advocate 137
Division 5—Approval of AWAs and ancillary documents 139
Division 6—Effect of an AWA 146
Division 7—Enforcement and remedies 150
Division 8—Limited immunity for industrial action 152
Division 9—Miscellaneous 155
Schedule 11—Consequential amendments relating to certified agreements, AWAs and enterprise flexibility agreements 160
Schedule 12—Amendments relating to no‑disadvantage test 176
Part VIE—No‑disadvantage test 176
Schedule 13—Industrial action 181
Part VIIIA—Payments in relation to periods of industrial action 184
Schedule 14—Registered organisations 189
Division 7A—Withdrawal from amalgamations 194
Division 11A—Entry and inspection of premises etc. by organisations 204
Schedule 15—Freedom of association 213
Part XA—Freedom of association 214
Division 1—Preliminary 214
Division 2—Conduct to which this Part applies 217
Division 3—Conduct by employers etc. 219
Division 4—Conduct by employees etc. 222
Division 5—Conduct by industrial associations etc. 222
Division 6—Remedies for breaches of this Part 225
Division 7—Miscellaneous 227
Schedule 16—Transfer of jurisdiction from the Industrial Relations Court of Australia to the Federal Court of Australia 229
Part II—Federal Court of Australia 230
Division 1—Constitution of the Court 230
Division 2—Judicial Registrars 231
Part XIV—Jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Australia 238
Division 1—Original jurisdiction 238
Division 2—Appellate jurisdiction 239
Division 3—Representation and intervention 240
Division 1—Preliminary 243
Division 2—Transfer of jurisdiction and proceedings to the Federal Court 243
Division 3—Jurisdiction of the Industrial Relations Court 245
Division 4—The appointments and duties of Judges and Judicial Registrars of the Industrial Relations Court 247
Division 5—The appointment and duties of the Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court 248
Division 6—The transfer of officers of the Industrial Relations Court to the Federal Court 250
Division 7—The management of the Industrial Relations Court 250
Division 8—Abolition of the Industrial Relations Court 252
Division 9—Restyling the office of Chief Judge of the Federal Court of Australia 252
Schedule 17—Boycotts 255
Division 7—Disputes relating to boycotts 282
Schedule 18—The Australian Trade Union Training Authority 291
Part III—Administrator 292
Schedule 19—The short title of the Industrial Relations Act 1988 301
Schedule 20—Miscellaneous 311