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The ''Workplace Relations Act 1996'' was an Australian labour law passed by the Howard Government after it came into power in 1996. It replaced the previous Labor Government's ''Industrial Relations Act 1988'', starting operation on 1 January 1997. The Act was substantially amended by the ''Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2005'', that came into effect on 27 March 2006, which brought in the ''WorkChoices'' changes to Australia's labour law. The Act was repealed by the Fair Work Act 2009 passed by the Rudd Labor Government. ==Provisions== The 1996 Act provided for the continuation of the federal award system which provided a minimum set of terms and conditions for employment. It kept the previous Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC), which continued to determine federal awards but whose determinations were restricted to just 20 "allowable award matters", namely: *classification of employees *hours of work *rates of pay *piece rates, tallies and bonuses *various forms of leave (e.g. annual and long service leave) *public holidays *allowances *penalty rates *redundancy pay *notice of termination *dispute settling procedures *stand down provisions *jury service *pay and conditions Some of its provisions upon first being enacted included: *the introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements, a form of individual contract which can override collective agreements; *expansion of the use of enterprise bargaining agreements; *a reduction of the allowable matters in federal awards to 20; *restrictions on union activity; and *outlawing closed shops. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Workplace Relations Act 1996」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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