Industrial Relations Regulations (Amendment) 1994 No. 287
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1994 No. 287
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Industrial Relations
Industrial Relations Act 1988
Industrial Relations Regulations (Amendment)
Division 9 of Part VI of the Industrial Relations Act 1988 (the Act) established industrial relations machinery, in the form of Port Conciliators and Co-ordinating Committees, for the stevedoring industry. That machinery is no longer used as industrial disputes in the industry are now dealt with by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
Division 9 of Part VI of the Act has been repealed by section 4 of the Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1994 (the Amendment Act).
Section 359 of the Act provides in part that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.
Division 5 of Part V of the Industrial Relations Regulations (the Regulations) provided for Port Conciliators and Co-ordinating Committees. The Division was no longer required and, for this reason, has been omitted.
Amending regulation 1.1 provides that the amending regulations commenced on the commencement of the relevant Part of the Amendment Act.
Amending regulation 2.1 has omitted Division 9 of Part V of the Regulations.