Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 3

Schedule 1--The Fairness Test                                                                                      4

Part 1--Main amendments                                                                                 Â           4

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                                 4

Part 2--Consequential amendments                                                                        40

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               40

Schedule 2--Workplace Authority                                                                              53

Part 1--Main amendments                                                                                 Â         53

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               53

Part 2--Consequential amendments                                                                        67

Division 1--Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                           67

Division 2--Other legislation                                                                              Â     71

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992                      71

Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997                       71

Part 3--Transitional provisions                                                                                  72

Schedule 3--Workplace Ombudsman                                                                       74

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                   74

Division 1--Main amendments                                                                                74

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               74

Division 2--Consequential amendment                                                                 84

Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997                       84

Part 2--Transitional and application provisions                                                  86

Schedule 4--Prohibited content                                                                                    87

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               87

Schedule 5--Membership requirements for registered organisations   89

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               89

Schedule 6--Minor technical amendments                                                            94

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               94

Schedule 7--Preserved redundancy provisions                                                   95

Part 1--Length of period of preservation                                                              95

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               95

Part 2--Notice requirements                                                                                     97

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               97

Part 3--Contingent amendments                                                                               98

 

 

 

 

Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Act 2007

No. 107, 2007

 

An Act to amend the Workplace Relations Act 1996, and for other purposes

[Assented to 28 June 2007]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: