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2016
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Road Safety Remuneration Amendment
(Protecting Owner Drivers) Bill 2016
No. , 2016
(Employment)
A Bill for an Act to suspend the Contractor Driver
Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration
Order 2016, and for related purposes
No. , 2016
Road Safety Remuneration Amendment (Protecting Owner Drivers)
Bill 2016
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Suspension of certain orders
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No. , 2016
Road Safety Remuneration Amendment (Protecting Owner Drivers)
Bill 2016
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A Bill for an Act to suspend the Contractor Driver
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Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration
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Order 2016, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Road Safety Remuneration
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Amendment (Protecting Owner Drivers) Act 2016.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Road Safety Remuneration Amendment (Protecting Owner Drivers)
Bill 2016
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Suspension of certain orders Schedule 1
No. , 2016
Road Safety Remuneration Amendment (Protecting Owner Drivers)
Bill 2016
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Schedule 1--Suspension of certain orders
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1 Definitions
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In this Schedule:
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2016 Order means the Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Road
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Safety Remuneration Order 2016 made under Part 2 of the main Act.
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later order means an order that:
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(a) is made under Part 2 of the main Act; and
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(b) is made after the 2016 Order was made.
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main Act means the Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012.
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suspension period means the period that:
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(a) starts at the start of the day this Act commences; and
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(b) ends at the end of 31 December 2016.
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2 2016 Order not to have effect in suspension period
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Despite any other law (including the main Act), the 2016 Order has no
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effect in the suspension period.
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3 Later orders not to have effect in suspension period
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Despite any other law (including the main Act), a later order has no
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effect in the suspension period.
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4 Rules about transitional matters etc.
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(1)
The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing
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matters:
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(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the
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rules; or
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(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or
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giving effect to this Act.
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(2)
The rules may prescribe matters of a transitional nature relating to the
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2016 Order or a later order.
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(3)
Despite any other law (including the main Act), the rules may provide
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that the main Act has effect in relation to the 2016 Order or a later order
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with any modifications prescribed by the rules.
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Schedule 1 Suspension of certain orders
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Road Safety Remuneration Amendment (Protecting Owner Drivers)
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To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:
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(a) create an offence or civil penalty;
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(b) provide powers of:
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(i) arrest or detention; or
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(ii) entry, search or seizure;
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(c) impose a tax;
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(d) set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated
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Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act;
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(e) directly amend the text of this Act.
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