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Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Act
Portfolio	Employment and Workplace Relations

Summary

Amends the: Workplace Relations Act 1996 in relation to: creation of a national workplace relations system, including the establishment of the Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) which will set and adjust minimum and award classification wages, minimum conditions of employment; public holidays; outworkers; direct bargaining between employers and employees; the role of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, particularly in relation to regulation of industrial action; a simplified system of awards; redundancy pay by small business employers; transmission of business rules; protection of key award conditions in bargaining processes; dispute settlement procedures; extension of the compliance regime; transitional arrangements; provides for the renumbering of the Act; and Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 in relation to the establishment of the AFPC.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	02/11/05
Second reading moved	02/11/05
Second reading agreed to	10/11/05
Third reading agreed to	10/11/05

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	10/11/05
Second reading moved	10/11/05
Second reading debate	28/11/05
Second reading debate	29/11/05
Second reading debate	30/11/05
Second reading agreed to	01/12/05
Committee of the Whole debate	01/12/05	Amendment details: 28 Government agreed to
Committee of the Whole debate	02/12/05	Amendment details: 318 Government and 1 Australian Democrats agreed to
Third reading agreed to	02/12/05

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	05/12/05
Consideration of Senate message	07/12/05	Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

Assent	14/12/05	Act no.: 153 Year: 2005