| Workplace Relations Act 1996 | |
|---|---|
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| Parliament of Australia | |
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| Commenced | 1 January 1997 |
| Repealed | 1 July 2009 |
| Introduced by | Howard government |
| Amended by | |
| 2005 | |
| Related legislation | |
| Industrial Relations Act 1988;Fair Work Act 2009 | |
| Status:Repealed | |
TheWorkplace Relations Act 1996 was an Australian law regarding workplace conditions and rights passed by theHoward government after it came into power in 1996. It replaced the previousLabor Government'sIndustrial Relations Act 1988 andIndustrial Relations Reform Act 1993, and commenced operation on 1 January 1997. In 2005, theHoward government passed theWorkplace Relations Amendment Act 2005 which came into effect on 27 March 2006 and substantially amended the original Act, bringing in theWorkChoices changes toAustralian labour law.[1] The Act was repealed on 1 July 2009 by theFair Work Act 2009 passed by theRudd Labor Government,[2][3] and superseded by theFair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.[4]
The Act provided for the continuation of the existing federal award system which provided a minimum set of terms and conditions for employment. It kept the previousAustralian Industrial Relations Commission, which continued to determine federal awards but whose determinations were restricted to consideration of just 20 "allowable award matters", namely:
Some of its provisions upon first being enacted included:
The original regulations associated with the Act, theWorkplace Relations Regulations 1996, were repealed and replaced with theWorkplace Relations Regulations 2006 in order to accommodate theWorkChoices amendments to theWorkplace Relations Act 1996 introduced on 27 March 2006.[5] Those regulations were themselves repealed when theFair Work Act 2009 commenced on 1 July 2009.
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