• Specific Year
    Any

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 844 Reports about developments in making agreements

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 844

Reports about developments in making agreements

             (1)  For:

                     (a)  the period of 3 years beginning on 1 January 2004; and

                     (b)  the period of 3 years beginning on 1 January 2007; and

                     (c)  the period of 5 years beginning on 1 January 2010 and each subsequent period of 5 years;

the Minister must cause a person to review and report to the Minister in writing about:

                     (d)  developments, in Australia during that period, in bargaining for the making of workplace agreements; and

                     (e)  in particular, the effects that such bargaining has had in Australia during that period on the employment (including wages and conditions of employment) of women, part‑time employees, persons from a non‑English speaking background, mature age persons, young persons and such other persons as are prescribed by the regulations.

             (2)  The person who reviews and reports as mentioned in subsection (1) must be someone who, in the Minister's opinion, is suitably qualified and appropriate to do so.

             (3)  The person preparing the report must give it to the Minister as soon as practicable, and in any event within 6 months, after the end of the period to which it relates.

             (4)  The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.

             (5)  Subsections 34C(4) to (7) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply to a report under this section as if it were a periodic report as defined in subsection 34C(1) of that Act.