Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 (Cth)

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Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992

No. 215 of 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Section
1.	Short title
2.	Commencement
PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1988
3.	Principal Act
4.	Objects of Act
5.	Particular powers of Commission
6.	Repeal of section and substitution of new section:
202. Agreement between organisation and State union
7.	Insertion of new section:
253TA. Effect of amalgamation on agreement under section 202
8.	Offences in relation to Commission
PART 3—AMENDMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1992
9.	Principal Act
10.	Interpretation
PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE LONG SERVICE LEAVE (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES) ACT 1976
11.	Principal Act
12.	Interpretation
13.	Repeal of section and substitution of new sections:
9. Delegation by Secretary
9A. Sub-delegation by delegate of Secretary
14.	Continuity of service

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued

Section
PART 5—AMENDMENTS OF THE MATERNITY LEAVE (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES) ACT 1973
15.	Principal Act
16.	Absence from duty in relation to childbirth
17.	Other applications to resume duty
18.	Officers of the Public Service on maternity leave
19.	Repeal of section and substitution of new sections:
11. Delegation by Secretary
12. Sub-delegation by delegate of Secretary
PART 6—AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION ACT 1985
20.	Principal Act
21.	Repeal of section and substitution of new section:
12. Leave of absence
22.	Termination of appointments
23.	National standards and codes of practice
PART 7—AMENDMENTS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922
24.	Principal Act
25.	Delegations
26.	Notification of vacancies in SES offices
27.	Transfer of SES officers
28.	Day on which transfer takes effect
29.	Application of Subdivision D
30.	Redeployment and retirement of SES officers
31.	Transitional provision
PART 8—AMENDMENT OF THE REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL ACT 1973
32.	Principal Act
33.	Establishment of Remuneration Tribunal
PART 9—AMENDMENT OF THE STEVEDORING INDUSTRY FINANCE COMMITTEE ACT 1977
34.	Principal Act
35.	Payments to employers in respect of satisfaction of award obligations
PART 10—AMENDMENTS OF THE STEVEDORING INDUSTRY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1990
36.	Principal Act
37.	Application of moneys of Committee
38.	Schedule 3
PART 11—AMENDMENT OF THE STEVEDORING INDUSTRY LEVY COLLECTION ACT 1977
39.	Principal Act
40.	Returns by employers

Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992

No. 215 of 1992

An Act to amend the law about industrial relations, and for other purposes

[Assented to 24 December 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992.

Commencement

2.(1) Parts 1 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2)

Parts 9, 10 and 11 are taken to have commenced on 18 February 1991.

(3)

The remaining provisions commence on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1988

Principal Act

3.In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Industrial Relations Act 19881.

Objects of Act

4.Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:

“(ba) to facilitate access to conciliation and arbitration for the prevention and prompt settlement of industrial disputes; and”.

Particular powers of Commission

5.Section 111 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a)
by omitting from subparagraph (1)(g)(ii) “industrial authority” and substituting “arbitrator”;
(b)
by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections:
“(1A) Subparagraph (1)(g)(iii) does not apply to proceedings so far as they may affect terms and conditions of employment of a particular kind that are applicable to a particular class of employees, if:
(a)
at any time after 7 December 1992, terms and conditions of that kind and application have been regulated by an order, award, decision or determination of a State industrial authority (whether made before, on or after that date); and
(b)
terms and conditions of that kind and application:
(i) cannot be dealt with by a State arbitrator by compulsory arbitration (but not merely because an order, award, decision or determination of a State arbitrator cannot be changed during a particular period); and
(ii) are not regulated by an employment agreement; and

(iii) are not regulated by an award under this Act.
In this subsection:
‘employment agreement’ means an agreement that:
(a)
was entered into under a State law; and
(b)
regulates terms and conditions of employment of a particular kind and application that, if the agreement had not been entered into, could have been regulated by a State arbitrator by compulsory arbitration; and
(c)
prevails over any inconsistent order, award, decision or determination of a State industrial authority; and
(d)
during a particular period, but only during that period, prevents terms and conditions of that kind and application from being regulated by a State arbitrator by compulsory arbitration.
“(1B) In considering whether to make an award (other than an interim or provisional award) under subsection (1) regulating terms and conditions of employment of a kind and application to which subsection (1A) applies, the Commission:
(a)
must have regard to the outcome of any consultation between an organisation of employees that is a party to the dispute and employees who would be affected by the award on the question whether the employees wish their terms and conditions of employment to be regulated by an award under this Act; and
(b)
must consider whether, in the circumstances, the views of the employees, or of the employees in sections or classes of the employees, who would be so affected should be ascertained by a secret ballot, and, if so, must refrain from deciding whether to make the award until:
(i) the employees in question have had a reasonable opportunity to vote on the question in a secret ballot; and
(ii) the Commission has been informed of the result.
“(1C) Subsection (1B) does not prevent the Commission from taking account of the views of the employees ascertained in any other way.”;

(c) by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(4) In this section:
‘compulsory arbitration’ means the power to regulate terms and conditions of employment by arbitration:
(a) without the agreement of some or all of the employers and employees who would be affected by the arbitration (or their representative bodies); and

(b) whether after exhausting alternative means of settlement or otherwise;
‘State arbitrator’ means a State industrial authority that has, or at the relevant time had, the power, or powers that include the power, to regulate terms and conditions of employment by compulsory arbitration.”.

6.(1) Section 202 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Agreement between organisation and State union

“202.(1) The rules of an organisation of employees may authorise the organisation to enter into agreements in the prescribed form with State unions to the effect that members of the State union concerned who are ineligible State members are eligible to become members of the organisation under the agreement.

“(2) If, under rules made under subsection (1), an organisation enters into an agreement with a State union, the organisation must lodge a copy of the agreement in the Industrial Registry.

“(3) The agreement does not come into force unless and until the Industrial Registrar enters particulars of the agreement in the register kept under paragraph 63(1)(a).

“(4) The Industrial Registrar must not enter particulars of the agreement in that register unless he or she has been directed by a designated Presidential Member to do so.

“(5) A designated Presidential Member must not give such a direction to the Industrial Registrar unless the Presidential Member is satisfied that the agreement:

(a) is not contrary to:
(i) any object of this Act; or
(ii) any subsisting order made by the Commission relating to the organisation’s eligibility rules; or
(iii) any subsisting agreement or understanding of which the Commission is aware that deals with the organisation’s entitlement to represent under this Act the industrial interests of a particular class or group of employees; and
(b) was entered into only for the purpose of:
(i) overcoming any legal or practical difficulty that might arise in connection with the participation or possible participation of ineligible State members in the administration of the organisation or in the conduct of its affairs; or
(ii) encouraging and facilitating an amalgamation between the organisation and another organisation of employees.

“(6) An organisation is not entitled to represent under this Act the industrial interests of persons who are eligible for membership of the organisation only under an agreement entered into under rules made under subsection (1).

“(7) If a person who became a member of an organisation under an agreement entered into under rules made under subsection (1) later becomes eligible for membership of the organisation under its eligibility rules, the organisation is not entitled to represent the industrial interests of the person until a record of the person’s eligibility is entered in the register kept under paragraph 268(1)(a).

“(8) If it appears to a designated Presidential Member:
(a)
on his or her own initiative; or
(b)
on application by an interested person;

that an agreement entered into under rules made under subsection (1) may no longer be operating for a purpose mentioned in subparagraph (5)(b)(i) or (ii), the Presidential Member must give to the parties to the agreement an opportunity to make oral or written submissions as to whether the agreement is still operating for such a purpose.

“(9) If, after considering any such submissions and, in the case of an application under paragraph (8)(b), the matters raised by the applicant, the designated Presidential Member is satisfied that the agreement is no longer operating for such a purpose, the Presidential Member may, by writing signed by him or her, terminate the agreement.

“(10) The Industrial Registrar must as soon as practicable:
(a)
give notice of the termination to each party to the agreement; and
(b)
enter particulars of the termination in the register kept under paragraph 63(1)(a).

“(11) If an organisation and a State union agree, in writing, to terminate an agreement entered into under rules made under subsection (1):

(a)
the organisation must lodge in the Industrial Registry a copy of the agreement to terminate; and
(b)
the Industrial Registrar must as soon as practicable enter particulars of the termination in the register kept under paragraph 63(1)(a).

“(12) The termination of an agreement takes effect when particulars of the termination are entered in the register as mentioned in paragraph (10)(b) or (11)(b) and, when the termination takes effect, persons who became members of the organisation under the agreement (other than a person whose eligibility for membership of the organisation under its eligibility rules is recorded as mentioned in subsection (7)) cease to be members of the organisation.

“(13) In this section:

‘ineligible State members’, in relation to an organisation, means the members of a State union who, under the eligibility rules of the organisation, are not eligible to be members of the organisation;

‘State Act’ means:

(a)
the Industrial Relations Act 1991 of New South Wales; or
(b)
the Industrial Relations Act 1990 of Queensland; or
(c)
the Industrial Relations Act 1979 of Western Australia; or
(d)
the Industrial Relations Act (S.A.) 1972 of South Australia;

‘State union’, in relation to an organisation, means:

(a)
an industrial union or association which is registered under a State Act; or
(b)
an industrial union or association in Victoria or Tasmania which is neither registered under this Act nor part of an organisation registered under this Act;

and which is composed substantially of persons who, under the eligibility rules of the organisation, are eligible to be members of the organisation.”.

(2)

Any rules of an organisation of employees that were made under subsection 202(1) of the Principal Act and were in force immediately before the commencement of this section are taken to have been made under subsection 202(1) of the Principal Act as amended by this section.

(3)

If an agreement was entered into before the commencement of this section by an organisation of employees with a State union under rules referred to in subsection (2), the agreement is taken to have been entered into under those rules as they have effect under that subsection and:

(a)
if particulars of the agreement had, before that commencement, been duly entered in the register kept under paragraph 63(1)(a) of the Principal Act, those particulars are taken to have been duly entered in that register under section 202 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act; or
(b)
if particulars of the agreement had not, before that commencement, been duly entered in that register but a copy of the agreement had been lodged in the Industrial Registry, the copy is taken to have been lodged under subsection 202(2) of the Principal Act as amended by this section.

7. After section 253T of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Effect of amalgamation on agreement under section 202

“253TA.(1) Unless the scheme of a proposed amalgamation otherwise provides, an agreement in force under section 202 to which a de-registered organisation was a party continues in force on and from the amalgamation day as if references in the agreement to the de-registered organisation were references to the amalgamated organisation.

“(2) The Industrial Registrar must enter in the register kept under paragraph 63(1)(a) particulars of the effect of the amalgamation on the agreement.”.

Offences in relation to Commission

8.Section 299 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a)
by adding “or” at the end of paragraphs (1)(a) and (b);
(b)
by omitting paragraph (1)(d) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(d) by writing or speech use words calculated to influence improperly a member of the Commission or a witness before the Commission; or
(e) do any other act or thing that would, if the Commission were a court of record, be a contempt of that court.”.

PART 3—AMENDMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1992

Principal Act

9.In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 19922.

Interpretation

10.Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (d).

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE LONG SERVICE LEAVE (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES) ACT 1976

Principal Act

11.In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 19763.

Interpretation

12.Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (e) of the definition of “approving

authority” in subsection (1) “Public Service Board” and substituting “Secretary to the Department”;
(b) by omitting from subparagraph (10)(a)(i) “Public Service Board” and substituting “Public Service Commissioner”.

13. Section 9 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are substituted:

Delegation by Secretary

“9.(1) The Secretary to the Department (‘the Secretary’) may, by writing signed by the Secretary, delegate to an officer of or person employed in the Department, to the Secretary of another Department or to the chief executive officer of a public authority of the Commonwealth, any of the Secretary’s functions or powers under this Act.

“(2) A delegation of a function or power under subsection (1):
(a)
subject to paragraph (b), continues in force even though the person who gave the delegation has ceased to be the Secretary; and
(b)
may be revoked by writing signed by the Secretary for the time being.

“(3) If the Secretary has delegated a function or power under subsection (1), the Secretary may issue guidelines to the delegate with respect to the performance of the function or the exercise of the power.

Sub-delegation by delegate of Secretary

“9A.(1) If the Secretary to the Department (‘the Secretary’) delegates a function or power under section 9 to the Secretary of another Department, the delegate may, unless the instrument of delegation prohibits it, sub-delegate the function or power, by writing signed by the delegate, to an officer of or person employed in that Department.

“(2) If the Secretary delegates a function or power under section 9 to the chief executive officer of a public authority of the Commonwealth, that chief executive officer may, unless the instrument of delegation prohibits it, sub-delegate the function or power, by writing signed by the delegate, to an officer or employee of the authority.

“(3) A function or power sub-delegated under subsection (1) or (2), when performed or exercised by the sub-delegate, is taken for the purposes of this Act to have been performed or exercised by the Secretary.

“(4) A sub-delegation of a function or power under subsection (1) or (2):

(a)
does not prevent the performance of the function or the exercise of the power by the Secretary or the delegate; and

(b) subject to paragraph (c), continues in force even though:
(i) the person who gave the delegation has ceased to be the Secretary; or
(ii) the person who gave the sub-delegation has ceased to be Secretary of the other Department or chief executive officer of the public authority of the Commonwealth, as the case may be; and
(c) may be revoked by writing signed by the Secretary of the other Department, or by the chief executive officer of the authority, as the case may be, for the time being.
“(5) If:
(a) the Secretary has delegated a function or power under section 9 and has issued guidelines to the delegate with respect to the performance of the function or the exercise of the power; and

(b)

the delegate has sub-delegated the function or power; the delegate:

(c)
must issue corresponding guidelines to the sub-delegate; and
(d) may issue guidelines, not inconsistent with the guidelines issued by the Secretary, to the sub-delegate with respect to the performance of the function or the exercise of the power.

“(6) Subject to the preceding provisions of this section, sections 34AA, 34AB and 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply to a power to sub-delegate under this section, and to a sub-delegation given under such a power, in the same way as they would apply if the power were a power to delegate and the sub-delegation were a delegation.”.

Continuity of service

14.Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subparagraph (3)(a)(i) “Public Service Board” and substituting “Secretary to the Department”.

PART 5—AMENDMENTS OF THE MATERNITY LEAVE (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES) ACT 1973

Principal Act

15.In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 19734.

Absence from duty in relation to childbirth

16.Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (4C) and (4F) “the Board” and substituting “the Secretary to the Department”.

Other applications to resume duty

17.Section 7A of the Principal Act is amended:
(a)
by omitting from paragraph (4)(b) and subsections (5) and (6) “the Public Service Board” and substituting “the Secretary to the Department”;
(b)
by omitting from paragraph (4)(b) and subsections (5) and (6) “the Board” and substituting “the Secretary”.

Officers of the Public Service on maternity leave

18.Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a)
by omitting from subsections (1) and (2A) “the Board” and substituting “the Public Service Commissioner”;
(b)
by omitting subsection (3).

19. Section 11 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are substituted:

Delegation by Secretary

“11.(1) The Secretary to the Department (‘the Secretary’) may, by writing signed by the Secretary, delegate to an officer of or person employed in the Department, to the Secretary of another Department or to the chief executive officer of a prescribed authority, any of the Secretary’s functions or powers under this Act.

“(2) A delegation of a function or power under subsection (1):

(a)
subject to paragraph (b), continues in force even though the person who gave the delegation has ceased to be the Secretary; and
(b)
may be revoked by writing signed by the Secretary for the time being.

“(3) If the Secretary has delegated a function or power under subsection (1), the Secretary may issue guidelines to the delegate with respect to the performance of the function or the exercise of the power.

Sub-delegation by delegate of Secretary

“ 12.(1) If the Secretary to the Department (‘the Secretary’) delegates a function or power under section 11 to the Secretary of another Department, the delegate may, unless the instrument of delegation prohibits it, sub-delegate the function or power, by writing signed by the delegate, to an officer of or person employed in that Department.

“(2) If the Secretary delegates a function or power under section 11 to the chief executive officer of a prescribed authority, that chief executive officer may, unless the instrument of delegation prohibits it, sub-delegate the function or power, by writing signed by the delegate, to an officer or employee of the authority.

“(3) A function or power sub-delegated under subsection (1) or (2), when performed or exercised by the sub-delegate, is taken for the purposes of this Act to have been performed or exercised by the Secretary.

“(4) A sub-delegation of a function or power under subsection (1) or (2):

(a)
does not prevent the performance of the function or the exercise of the power by the Secretary or the delegate; and
(b)
subject to paragraph (c), continues in force even though:
(i) the person who gave the delegation has ceased to be the Secretary; or
(ii) the person who gave the sub-delegation has ceased to be Secretary of the other Department or chief executive officer of the prescribed authority, as the case may be; and
(c) may be revoked by writing signed by the Secretary of the other Department, or by the chief executive officer of that authority, as the case may be, for the time being.
“(5) If:
(a) the Secretary has delegated a function or power under section 11 and has issued guidelines to the delegate with respect to the performance of the function or the exercise of the power; and

(b)

the delegate has sub-delegated the function or power; the delegate:

(c)
must issue corresponding guidelines to the sub-delegate; and
(d) may issue guidelines, not inconsistent with the guidelines issued by the Secretary, to the sub-delegate with respect to the performance of the function or the exercise of the power.

“(6) Subject to the preceding provisions of this section, sections 34AA, 34AB and 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply to a power to sub-delegate under this section, and to a sub-delegation given under such a power, in the same way as they would apply if the power were a power to delegate and the sub-delegation were a delegation.”.

PART 6—AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION ACT 1985

Principal Act

20.

In this Part, “Principal Act” means the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 19855.

21.

Section 12 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Leave of absence

“12.(1) Subject to section 87E of the Public Service Act 1922,the Chief Executive Officer has such recreation leave entitlements as are determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.

“(2) The Minister may grant the Chief Executive Officer leave of absence, other than recreation leave, on such terms and conditions as to remuneration or otherwise as the Minister determines.

“(3) The Minister may grant leave to a part-time member to be absent from a meeting of the Commission upon such conditions as the Minister thinks fit.”.

Termination of appointments

22.Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (4)(b) “recreation leave or” after “except on”.

National standards and codes of practice

23.Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:
“(3) When the Commission declares a national standard or code of practice, the Commission must publish, in accordance with the regulations, the title and objective of the standard or code and information as to how interested persons may obtain a copy of the terms of the standard or code.”;
(b) by omitting paragraph (4)(a) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(a) set out the title and objective of the proposed standard or code and information as to how interested persons may obtain a copy of the terms of the proposed standard or code; and”.

PART 7—AMENDMENTS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922

Principal Act

24.In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Public Service Act 19226.

Delegations

25.Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsections:

“(9) If:
(a)
the Commissioner gives a delegation under subsection (1); and
(b)
the delegation is expressed to be given to persons each of whom

occupies or performs the duties of an office of a kind described in the delegation;

the delegation extends to any person who occupies, or performs the duties of, an office of the kind described in the delegation, even though the office does not come into existence until after the delegation is given.

“(10) Subsection (9) only applies to a delegation that is expressed to be made in reliance on that subsection.”.

Notification of vacancies in SES offices

26.Section 33AA of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (2) “or (b)” and substituting “, (b) or (ba)”.

Transfer of SES officers

27.Section 49 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting after paragraph (1B)(b) the following paragraph:
“(ba) an SES (Specialist) officer in a Department to an SES office (other than an SES (Specialist) office) in the Department or another Department if:
(i) the officer has spent not more than 3 years in total performing the duties of SES (Specialist) offices at the same or a higher classification, whether as an occupant or otherwise; and
(ii) the officer has occupied an SES office, other than an SES (Specialist) office, at the same or a higher classification; and”;
(b)
by inserting after “Department” (first occurring) in paragraph (1B)(c) “, other than an SES (Specialist) officer to whom paragraph (1B)(ba) applies,”;
(c)
by omitting from subsection (2) “or (b),” and substituting “, (b) or (ba),”.

Day on which transfer takes effect

28.Section 49D of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

“(1) The transfer of an officer under section 49 takes effect on the prescribed day, and salary at the rate applicable to the office concerned is payable to the officer on and from that day.”.

Application of subdivision D

29.Section 49E of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “, 51A and 52” and substituting “and 51A”.

Redeployment and retirement of SES officers

30. Section 76L of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections:
“(1A) The Commissioner must not make a decision for the purposes of subsection (1) unless:
(a)
the Commissioner has given the officer written notice that the Commissioner is considering whether the services of the officer can reasonably be used in the Service in the performance of the duties of, or duties appropriate to, an SES office of the same or equal classification; and
(b)
the notice invites the officer to give to the Commissioner his or her views in relation to the matter being considered by the Commissioner within a specified period; and
(c)
the specified period has expired.
“(1B) The period to be specified in a notice under subsection (1A) is a period of 14 days commencing on a specified day not earlier than the day on which the notice is given.
“(1C) A notice under subsection (1A) may be given by post.”;
(b) by omitting paragraph (2)(f) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(f) any views of the officer in relation to the matter to be determined given by the officer to the Commissioner in accordance with a notice given to the officer under subsection (1A);
(fa) the views of the relevant Secretary in relation to that matter; and”;
(c) by inserting after subsection (3A) the following subsections:
“(3B) Where subsection (1) applies in relation to an officer, the Commissioner may give written notice to the officer that the Commissioner is considering giving the officer notice under subsection (3) and specifying the effect of the proposed notice.
“(3C) A notice under subsection (3B) must invite the officer to whom it is given to give to the Commissioner his or her views in relation to the proposed notice under subsection (3) within a specified period.
“(3D) The period to be specified for the purposes of subsection (3C) is a period of 14 days commencing on a specified day not earlier than the day on which the invitation under that subsection is given to the officer.
“(3E) The Commissioner must not give notice under subsection (3) unless he or she has given the officer concerned

notice under subsection (3B) and the period specified in the notice has expired.
“(3F) A notice under subsection (3B) may be given by post.”;
(d) by omitting paragraph (4)(c) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(c) any views in relation to the proposed action under subsection (3) given by the officer to the Commissioner in accordance with an invitation under subsection (3B); and”;
(e) by omitting “Board” (wherever occurring) and substituting “Commissioner”.

Transitional Provision

31.If, before the commencement of this Part, a Secretary has made a recommendation to the Commissioner under section 49AA of the Principal Act, in relation to the transfer of an SES officer the Principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section, continues to apply to the recommendation and the making of any transfer giving effect to the recommendation.

PART 8—AMENDMENT OF THE REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL ACT 1973

Principal Act

32. In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 19737.

Establishment of Remuneration Tribunal

33.Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (4) “, or has been during the immediately preceding period of 12 months”.

PART 9—AMENDMENT OF THE STEVEDORING INDUSTRY FINANCE COMMITTEE ACT 1977

Principal Act

34.In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Act 19778.

Payments to employers in respect of satisfaction of award obligations

35.Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the definition of “relevant award obligation” in subsection (4) “Australian Conciliation Arbitration Commission” and substituting “Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission”.

PART 10—AMENDMENTS OF THE STEVEDORING INDUSTRY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1990

Principal Act

36.Inthis Part, “Principal Act” means the Stevedoring Industry Legislation Amendment Act 19909.

Application of moneys of Committee

37.Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “paragraph (a)” and substituting “paragraph (1)(a)”.

Schedule 3

38.Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the amendments made to subsection 6(2):

“(a) Omit ‘man-hours’ (wherever occurring), substitute ‘worker-hours’;”.

PART 11—AMENDMENT OF THE STEVEDORING INDUSTRY LEVY COLLECTION ACT 1977

Principal Act

39.In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Stevedoring Industry Levy Collection Act 197710.

Returns by employers

40.Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “man-hours” (wherever occurring) and substituting “worker-hours”.

NOTES

1.
No. 86, 1988, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 109, 1988; No. 153, 1989; Nos. 37, 71 and 108, 1990; Nos. 19, 62 and 122, 1991; and Nos. 52, 92, 94 and 109, 1992.

2.

No. 109, 1992.

3.
No. 192, 1976, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 9, 1978; Nos. 52 and 155, 1979; Nos. 6 and 61, 1981; No. 141, 1983; No. 63, 1984; No. 166, 1985; Nos. 6, 87, 109 and 123, 1988; No. 108, 1990; and No. 7, 1992.
4.
No. 72, 1973, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 168, 1978; No. 155, 1979; Nos. 109 and 129, 1988; and No. 199, 1991.
5.
No. 35, 1985, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 4 and 129, 1989; No. 108. 1990; and Nos. 122 and 199, 1991.

6.
No. 21, 1922, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 46, 1924; No. 41, 1928; No. 19, 1930; No. 21, 1931; No. 72, 1932; No. 38, 1933; Nos. 45 and 46, 1934; No. 72, 1936; No. 41, 1937; No. 72, 1939; No. 88, 1940; No. 5, 1941; No. 19, 1943; Nos. 11, 29 and 43, 1945; No. 16, 1946; Nos. 1, 38, 52 and 84, 1947; Nos. 35 and 75, 1948; Nos. 51 and 80, 1950; Nos. 46 and 48, 1951; No. 22, 1953; No. 63, 1954; No. 18, 1955; Nos. 13 and 39, 1957; No. 11, 1958; Nos. 17 and 105, 1960; Nos. 2 and 75, 1964; Nos. 47 and 85, 1966; Nos. 2 and 115, 1967; Nos. 59, 114 and 120, 1968; No. 6, 1972; Nos. 21, 71 and 209, 1973; No. 59, 1974; No. 40, 1975; Nos. 193 and 194, 1976; Nos. 6 and 80, 1977; Nos. 36 and 170, 1978; Nos. 52 and 155, 1979; No. 177, 1980; No. 61, 1981; Nos. 26 and 80, 1982; No. 111, 1982 (as amended by No. 39, 1983); Nos. 39, 56 and 92, 1983; Nos. 63 and 165, 1984; Nos. 65, 166 and 187, 1985; Nos. 28, 29, 76 and 153, 1986; Nos. 92, 99 and 141, 1987; Nos. 75, 87, 99 and 109, 1988; Nos. 150 and 153, 1989, Nos. 2, 73, 122, 205 and 208, 1991; and Nos. 70 and 94, 1992.
7.
No. 215, 1973, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 80, 1974; No. 96, 1975; Nos. 60 and 178, 1978; Nos. 26, 108, 136 and 155, 1979; No. 160, 1980; Nos. 61, 74 and 176, 1981; Nos. 78 and 111, 1982; Nos. 39 and 128. 1983; Nos. 63, 73 and 164, 1984; Nos. 65 and 187, 1985; Nos. 87, 109 and 123, 1988; Nos. 95. 149, 152 and 179, 1989; No. 28, 1990; No. 122, 1991; and Nos. 52 and 104, 1992.
8.
No. 123, 1977, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 36, 1978; No. 140, 1984; Nos. 87 and 127, 1988; No. 129, 1989; and No. 9, 1991.

9.

No. 9, 1991.

10. No. 122, 1977, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 80, 1982; and No. 9, 1991.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

Senate on 15 October 1992
House of Representatives on 18 December 1992

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