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2004-2005-2006-2007

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Fielding on behalf of the Family First Party in committee of the whole)

(1)     Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:

 

8.  Schedule 7

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

[protected allowable award matters to include redundancy pay]

(2)     Page 83 (after line 19), at the end of the bill, add:

Schedule 7—Protected allowable award matters etc.

Workplace Relations Act 1996

1  Subsection 354(4) (after paragraph (h) of the definition of protected allowable award matters )

Insert:

                   (ha)  redundancy pay;

2  After subsection 513(3)

Insert:

          (3A)  To avoid doubt, the matter of redundancy pay is, and is taken to have always been, a matter covered by the following provisions:

                     (a)  paragraph (1)(a);

                     (b)  paragraph (1)(n).

3  After subclause 17(1) of Schedule 6

Insert:

          (1A)  To avoid doubt, the matter of redundancy pay is, and is taken to have always been, a matter covered by the following provisions:

                     (a)  paragraph (1)(b);

                     (b)  paragraph (1)(p).

4  Subclause 25A(4) of Schedule 8 (after paragraph (h) of the definition of protected allowable award matters )

Insert:

                   (ha)  redundancy pay;

5  Subclause 52(3) of Schedule 8 (after paragraph (g) of the definition of protected allowable award matters )

Insert:

                    (ga)  redundancy pay;

6  Application of amendments

The amendments made by items 1, 4 and 5 apply in relation to a workplace agreement lodged after the commencement of this item.

[protected allowable award matters to include redundancy pay]