Attracting major infrastructure, resources and energy projects to increase employment: Project life greenfields agreements
Attracting major infrastructure, resources and energy projects to increase employment: Project life greenfields agreements.
Resources
The following is a list of all the resources that are associated with Workplace relations in Australia.
Towards more productive and equitable workplaces - An evaluation of the Fair Work legislation Final report
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The Fair Work Act Review Panel's final report, Towards more productive and equitable workplaces: an evaluation of the Fair Work legislation was released on 2 August 2012.
The review of the Fair Work Act took place during 2011 and 2012.
Consultation Paper - Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Bill 2011
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This paper advised stakeholders on certain provisions that were proposed to be included in the Commonwealth Work Health and Safety (WHS) Bill 2011. The paper sought comments on the Commonwealth specific provisions contained in the Bill.
Agreement making in Australia under the Workplace Relations Act - 2007 to 2009
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Agreement making in Australia under the Workplace Relations Act: 2007 to 2009
National review into model occupational health and safety laws first report
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Report 1 of the National review into Model Occupational Health and Safety laws 2008/2009.
National review into model occupational health and safety laws second report
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Report 2 of the National review into Model Occupational Health and Safety laws 2008/2009.
Cooperative Workplaces – How can Australia capture productivity improvements from more harmonious workplace relations
This discussion paper was broader in its terms than others in the series arising from the fact that it sought the contribution of broad views and the benefits of practical experiences and techniques from Australians who have advanced, achieved or experienced, here or internationally, best practice on what this paper will term cooperative workplaces.
Final Report Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave
An independent statutory review into the operation of the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022.
Firefighter provisions of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022
On 6 December 2022, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 received Royal Assent and included amendments to the Safety, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 1988 (the SRC Act) to streamline access to workers’ compensation for firefighters covered by the SRC Act.
Review of Security of Payment Laws
A national Review of Security of Payment Laws (the Review) was commissioned in 2017 to examine ways to improve consistency in security of payment legislation and enhance protections to ensure subcontractors get paid on time for work they have done.
Review of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016
On 2 December 2016, the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 (the BCIIP Act) was established. Section 119A(1) of the BCIIP Act provides for the review of the operation of the Act within 12 months after its commencement.
Review of the Greenfields Provisions of the Fair Work Amendment Act 2015
On 3 October 2017, Mr Matthew O'Callaghan, a former Senior Deputy President of the Fair Work Commission, was engaged to undertake a review of the greenfields agreement provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 which were the subject of legislative amendments in 2015.
Review of the Seacare deemed diseases instrument
We engaged Professor Tim Driscoll, an independent consultant in epidemiology, occupational health and public health, to undertake a review of the specified diseases and employment instrument declared for the purpose of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (Seafarers Act). The new Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Diseases and Employment) Instrument 2021, made on 25 March 2021, was informed by recommendations in Professor Tim Driscoll’s final report on the review and stakeholder consultation.
Review of Workplace Health and Safety laws in the construction industry
The national review of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) regulatory framework in the building and construction industry (the review) was completed in 2018. The review was conducted by Seyfarth Shaw Australia with assistance from the former Department of Jobs and Small Business.
Statutory Review of the role and functions of the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency
The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is an independent statutory authority. It was established in July 2013 under the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013 (the Act). It administers the National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Management and Awareness, which aims to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres in order to eliminate asbestos-related disease in Australia. It also manages the National Asbestos Exposure Register.