Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

WORKPLACE RELATIONS AMENDMENT (WORK CHOICES) (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) REGULATIONS 2006 (NO. 1) (SLI NO 50 OF 2006) - SCHEDULE 44

(regulation 3)

[1]           Subsection 98B(5)

substitute

         (5)   In determining fees or other amounts referred to in paragraph (2)(c), and in approving criteria under subsection (4), the Tribunal must have regard to:

                (a)    wage‑setting decisions of the Australian Fair Pay Commission, and in particular, any statements by the Australian Fair Pay Commission about the effect of wage increases on productivity, inflation and levels of employment; or

               (b)    if the Australian Fair Pay Commission has not yet made its first wage‑setting decision--the Statement of Principles enunciated by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in its 2005 Safety Net Review Decision.