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Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Not Proceeding
Portfolio	Employment

Summary

Amends the: Fair Work Act 2009 and Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 to: establish the Registered Organisations Commission and provide it with investigation and information gathering powers to monitor and regulate registered organisations; and provide for the appointment, functions and powers of the commissioner (who will assume the investigations, enforcement advice and assistance responsibilities in relation to registered organisations currently undertaken by the General Manager of the Fair Work Commission); and Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 to: amend the requirements on officers’ disclosure of material personal interests and change grounds for disqualification and ineligibility for office; increase financial accounting and disclosure obligations for registered organisations and their officers; and increase civil penalties and introduce criminal offences for serious breaches of officers’ duties and new offences in relation to the conduct of investigations.

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	19/06/14
Second reading moved	19/06/14
Second reading debate	25/06/14
Second reading debate	14/07/14
Second reading debate	15/07/14
Second reading agreed to	15/07/14
Consideration in detail debate	15/07/14	Amendment details: 9 Government agreed to
Third reading agreed to	15/07/14

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	17/07/14
Second reading moved	17/07/14
Second reading debate	11/02/15
Second reading debate	12/02/15
Second reading debate	02/03/15
Second reading negatived	02/03/15