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The Workplace Relations Act 1996, as amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2005, popularly known as Work Choices, was a Legislative Act of the Australian Parliament that came into effect in March 2006 which involved many controversial amendments to the Workplace Relations Act 1996, the main federal statute which regulated industrial relations in Australia.
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Following Julia Gillard's ascension as Prime Minister in June 2010, Crean was appointed Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and also Social Inclusion, with the Trade portfolio moving to Stephen Smith.
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HELP is jointly administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations ( DEEWR ) and the Australian Taxation Office ( ATO ).
Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations.
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CSU has the largest number of domestic students enrolled in its postgraduate courses in IT, according to the federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
There was an attempt by the Howard Government to make all forms of closed shops in the Commonwealth illegal under the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment ( More Jobs, More Pay ) Bill 1999.
He joined the Howard Cabinet in 2001 as Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.
He served as the parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs ( 1996 – 98 ), Minister for Employment Services ( 1998 – 2001 ), Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Small Business ( 2001 ), Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations ( 2001 – 03 ) and Minister for Health and Ageing from 2003 to November 2007.
In the Howard Government, Andrews served as Minister for Ageing from 26 November 2001 to 7 October 2003, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations from 7 October 2003 to 30 January 2007 during which time he implemented controversial WorkChoices labour market reforms, and Minister for Immigration and Citizenship from there on until the defeat of the incumbent government at the November 2007 election.
He was subsequently appointed to Cabinet as the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and was responsible for introducing the Howard Government's major changes to industrial relations law in 2005, commonly known as WorkChoices.
Emerson was appointed Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism from 2001 to 2003, and then Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations and the Public Service from 2001 to 2004.
With the return of the Howard Government in 2004, Hockey was appointed Minister for Human Services and was elevated to the Cabinet in January 2007, when appointed Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.
He was Shadow Attorney-General 1998 – 2003, Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations 2001 – 03, Shadow Minister for Homeland Security 2003 – 05, Shadow Minister for Defence 2004 – 06 and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs 2006 – 07.
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Abetz was re-elected in the 2010 election and is the Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations ; and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Sydney Missionary and Bible College ( SMBC ) is accredited by the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations ( DEEWR ) as an approved teaching institution of the Australian College of Theology ( ACT ).
Senator Collins was promoted to the Executive of the Gillard Government when she was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations on 14 September 2010.
In January 1997 it substantially amended the Industrial Relations Act, and renamed it the Workplace Relations Act 1996.
Minister for Workplace Relations, Peter Reith read from a prepared brief, stating that the government fully supported Patrick in their action.
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He was largely credited with shepherding through the legislature a bill to increase the maximum work-week to 60 hours, and also promoted the Harris government's " Workplace Democracy Act ", which made union organization more difficult.
In Canada, the program known as the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System ( WHMIS ) establishes the requirements for MSDS's in workplaces and is administered federally by Health Canada under the Hazardous Products Act, Part II, and the Controlled Products Regulations.
* Workplace Relations Act 1996
For example, the Australian " Workplace Relations Act 1996 " calls for detention of victims of a hazardous materials ( hazmat ) incident:
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission, or AIRC ( known from 1956 to 1973 as the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, and from 1973 to 1988 as the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission ), was a tribunal with powers under the Workplace Relations Act 1996.
In 2005, the WorkChoices Act removed certain dismissal laws, removed the " no disadvantage test ", and made it possible for workers to submit their certified agreements directly to Workplace Authority rather than going through the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
In the context of Australian labour law, the industrial reform of 2005-2006, known as " WorkChoices " ( with its corresponding amendments to the Workplace Relations Act ( 1996 )) changed the name of such agreement documents to " Collective Agreement ".
The second called ( Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment, an amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act would impose additional duties and responsibilities in workplaces.
Cowan was re-elected in the general election of 1981 ( this time defeating Ingebrigtson by around 1350 votes ); the NDP won the election, and he was appointed Minister of Northern Affairs on November 30, 1981, with responsibility for Environmental Management, the Clean Environment Act, the Workers Compensation Act, the Workplace Safety and Health Act, and the Communities Economic Development Fund Act.
The orders made by North J sought to unravel a set of arrangements which had been made within the Patrick group of companies, arrangements which were found to give rise to an arguable case that there had been a conspiracy to injure the MUA members in their employment, contrary to the protections of the Workplace Relations Act 1996.
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The accident led to the suspension of construction for several days and charges being laid against construction contractor Theiss in relation to alleged breaches of the Workplace Health and Safety Act.
AWAs were individual written agreements on terms and conditions of employment between an employer and employee in Australia, under the Workplace Relations Act 1996.
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The Workplace Relations Act and the Trade Practices Act 1974 were to provide the legal tools to deliver reform.
In May 2001, the Employment Advocate provided a report which summarised statistics concerning complaints received by his office relating to alleged breaches of Freedom of Association provisions of the Workplace Relations Act ; ' coercion ' in agreement making, right of entry and strike pay provisions of the Act.
::( i ) any practice or conduct relating to the Workplace Relations Act 1996, occupational health and safety laws, or other laws relating to workplace relations ; and
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Following the election of the Howard government at the 1996 election, Reith became Minister for Workplace Relations.
It was formerly registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 on 1 January 1998.
The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations released the first set of regulations for the bill on 17 March 2006 and following that the complete act – titled in full as the Workplace Relations Act 1996, Act No. 86 of 1988 as amended – was proclaimed by Australia's Governor-General Michael Jeffery.
Unfair dismissal is defined by the Workplace Relations Act 1996 ( the Act ) as dismissal which is " harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
The focus of membership retention turned to a more organising focus as compulsory membership was made illegal under the Workplace Relations Act 1996.
* Workplace Relations Act 1996
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