Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 (Cth)

Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008

No. 8, 2008

An Act to amend the Workplace Relations Act 1996, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Workplace agreements and the no‑disadvantage test

Part 1—Main amendments Workplace Relations Act 1996

Part 2—Transitional matters Workplace Relations Act 1996

Part 3—Other amendments of the Workplace Relations Act 1996

Part 4—Amendments of other Acts Airports (Transitional) Act 1996 APEC Public Holiday Act 2007 Australian Federal Police Act 1979 Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992 Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act 1961 Health Insurance Commission (Reform and Separation of Functions) Act 1997 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Public Service Act 1999 Skilling Australia's Workforce Act 2005 Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 Telstra Corporation Act 1991 Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946

Schedule 2—Awards

Part 1—Award modernisation Workplace Relations Act 1996

Part 2—Repeal of award rationalisation and award simplification provisions Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 3—Functions of the Australian Fair Pay Commission Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 4—Repeal of provisions for Workplace Relations Fact Sheet Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 5—Transitional arrangements for existing pre‑reform Federal agreements etc. Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 5A—Transitional treatment of State employment agreements Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 6—Notional agreements preserving State awards Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 7—Transitionally registered associations Workplace Relations Act 1996