Commonwealth Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 150B

             (1)  The functions of the Workplace Authority Director are as follows:

                     (a)  to promote an understanding of Commonwealth workplace relations legislation, including by making available to the public general information and guidance about the operation of the legislation;

                     (b)  to provide education, assistance and advice to employees, employers and organisations in relation to their rights and obligations under Commonwealth workplace relations legislation;

                     (c)  to promote the making of workplace agreements;

                     (d)  to provide education, assistance and advice to employees, employers (especially employers in small business) and organisations in relation to workplace agreements;

                     (e)  to accept lodgment of:

                              (i)  workplace agreements; and

                             (ii)  notices about transmission of instruments;

                      (f)  to decide under Division 5A of Part 8 whether workplace agreements pass the no‑disadvantage test;

                     (g)  to authorise multiple‑business agreements in accordance with the regulations;

                     (h)  to analyse workplace agreements;

                      (i)  to refer matters to the Workplace Ombudsman and workplace inspectors;

                      (j)  to perform any other function conferred on the Workplace Authority Director by Commonwealth workplace relations legislation, the Registration and Accountability of Organisations Schedule or another Act.

             (2)  In performing his or her functions relating to workplace agreements, the Workplace Authority Director must have particular regard to:

                     (a)  the needs of workers in disadvantaged bargaining positions, including, for example, women, people from a non‑English speaking background, young people, apprentices, trainees and outworkers; and

                     (b)  encouraging parties to agreement‑making to take account of those needs; and

                     (c)  assisting workers to balance work and family responsibilities; and

                     (d)  the need to prevent and eliminate discrimination because of, or for reasons including, race, colour, sex, sexual preference, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.