Title Fair Trade (Workers’ Rights) Bill 2013
Database Bills & Legislation
Long Title A Bill for an Act to ensure that minimum standards about workers’ rights are included in certain international agreements, and for related purposes
Date 20-06-2013 11:53 AM
Source Senate
Parl No. 44
Bill Number 173/13
Bill Type Private
Reps Bill Code O
Status Not Proceeding
System Id legislation/bills/s901_first-senate/0000

Fair Trade (Workers’ Rights) Bill 2013
</head> <body lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple" xml:lang="EN-AU"> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="Session"><a name="_GoBack"/>2010‑2011‑2012‑2013</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Parliament of the</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Commonwealth of Australia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="House">THE SENATE</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Reading">Presented and read a first time</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="ShortT">Fair Trade (Workers’ Rights) Bill 2013</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Actno">No.      , 2013</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Portfolio">(Senator Madigan)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="LongT">A Bill for an Act to ensure that minimum standards about workers’ rights are included in certain international agreements, and for related purposes</p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharChapNo"> </span><span class="CharChapText"> </span></p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharPartNo"> </span><span class="CharPartText"> </span></p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharDivNo"> </span><span class="CharDivText"> </span></p> </div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <div class="WordSection2"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Contents</span></p> <p class="MsoToc2"><a name="BKCheck15B_1" id="BKCheck15B_1"/>Part 1—Preliminary<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">                                                                                                            </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">1</span></p> <p class="MsoToc5">1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1</p> <p class="MsoToc5">2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2</p> <p class="MsoToc5">3............ Objects................................................................................................ 2</p> <p class="MsoToc5">4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2</p> <p class="MsoToc2">Part 2—Minimum standards about workers’ rights<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">                                       </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">3</span></p> <p class="MsoToc5">5............ Trade Agreements and domestic law of parties must include minimum standards about workers’ rights                3</p> <p class="MsoToc5">6............ Minimum wage fixing recommendation.............................................. 4</p> <p class="MsoToc5">7............ Meaning of Trade Agreement............................................................. 4</p> <p class="MsoToc5">8............ Meaning of minimum standards about workers’ rights....................... 5</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <div class="WordSection3"> <p class="Page1">A Bill for an Act to ensure that minimum standards about workers’ rights are included in certain international agreements, and for related purposes</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal"> <span style="font-size:16.0pt">The Parliament of Australia enacts:</span></p> <?DMS-Include seriesId="2ebe76a2-c67a-41a7-aa94-5f1eaf477f73"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="3a516ae6-367e-4835-b68d-5101a7ff9757"?></div> </body> </div></div></body></html>