Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (Cth)

Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005

Act No. 153 of 2005 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 29 March 2007

[This Act was amended by Act No. 163 of 2006; No. 8 of 2007]

Amendments from Act No. 163 of 2006 [Schedule 6 (items 49 and 50) amended Schedule 4 (item 5A) Schedule 6 (items 49 and 50) commenced on 12 December 2006]

For application provision see Act No. 163, 2006, Schedule 6 (item 62)

Amendments from Act No. 8 of 2007 [Schedule 2 (item 17) amended item 187 of Schedule 1 Schedule 2 (item 18) amended item 24 of Schedule 4 Schedule 2 (item 17) commenced immediately before 27 March 2006 Schedule 2 (item 18) commenced immediately after 27 March 2006]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Main amendments Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 1A—Establishment of Australian Fair Pay Commission Workplace Relations Act 1996 Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997

Schedule 2—Transitional arrangements for State organisations Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 3—School‑based apprentices and trainees Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 3A—Redundancy pay by small business employers Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 4—Transitional and other provisions

Part 1—Regulations for transitional etc. provisions and consequential amendments

Part 2—Transitional, application and saving provisions Division 1—Definitions used in this Part Division 2—Awards Division 3—Termination of employment Division 4—Miscellaneous

Schedule 5—Renumbering the Workplace Relations Act 1996 Workplace Relations Act 1996 An Act to amend the law relating to workplace relations, and for related purposes

[Assented to 14 December 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: