Workchoices, The Demise of the State Systems and the Future of Working Life in Queensland Download

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The Workplace Relations Work Choices Amendment Bill 2005 (Cth) (the Bill) was at last presented to the House of Representatives on 2 November 2005, ending twelve months of speculation in industrial relations circles and much evident confusion amongst government ministers and spokespersons.  The Prime Minister promised the electorate a simple and fair legislative framework for industrial relations that would transfer the majority of employees presently covered by the State frameworks into a new streamlined federal system.  No expense was spared on the drafting process.  A small army of private lawyers seconded from large law firms was engaged to assist the public sector draftspersons, but even those of us who have become accustomed to wrestling with the appallingly drafted Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) (the WR Act) have found the 691 page Bill to be complex and confusing. 

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26 Mar 2007

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26 Mar 2007

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Margaret Lee

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