Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move government amendments (25) to (27) on sheet PA412:

(25)  Schedule 1, item 159, page 71 (lines 1 to 3), omit the item, substitute:

159  At the end of subclause 89(1) of Schedule 6

Add:

   ; and (c)    section 349 of the pre-transition Act as it applies because of clause 2 of Schedule 7A; and

             (d)    section 354 of the pre-transition Act as it applies because of clause 2 of Schedule 7A and clause 2 of Schedule 7B.

(26)  Schedule 1, item 165, page 71 (lines 19 to 21), omit the item, substitute:

165  At the end of subclause 95(1) of Schedule 6

Add:

   ; and (c)    section 349 of the pre-transition Act as it applies because of clause 2 of Schedule 7A; and

             (d)    section 354 of the pre-transition Act as it applies because of clause 2 of Schedule 7A and clause 2 of Schedule 7B.

(27)  Schedule 1, item 171, page 72 (lines 9 to 11), omit the item, substitute:

171  At the end of subclause 102(1) of Schedule 6

Add:

   ; and (c)    section 349 of the pre-transition Act as it applies because of clause 2 of Schedule 7A; and

             (d)    section 354 of the pre-transition Act as it applies because of clause 2 of Schedule 7A and clause 2 of Schedule 7B.

I indicate that these are simply technical corrections.

Question agreed to.

I move government amendment (28) on sheet PA412:

(28)  Schedule 1, page 74 (after line 15), after item 191, insert:

191A  After paragraph 20(a) of Schedule 7

Insert:

           (aa)    section 327;

           (ab)    paragraph 336(b);

           (ac)    paragraph 340(2)(a);

           (ad)    paragraph 367(1)(b);

           (ae)    subparagraph 369(b)(ii);

            (af)    subparagraph 373(2)(a)(ii);

           (ag)    subparagraph 467(1)(a)(iii);

           (ah)    subparagraph 467(1)(b)(ii);

This is intended to enable employees whose pre-reform AWA has passed its nominal expiry date to fully participate in the bargaining process.

Question agreed to.

This amendment provides for a proper fallback safety net if a preserved state agreement is terminated. I move government amendment (29) on sheet PA412:

(29)  Schedule 1, page 76 (after line 21), after item 210, insert:

210A  After subclause 15G(1) of Schedule 8

Insert:

     (1A)    If, after the commencement of this subclause, a preserved individual State agreement ceases to operate in relation to an employee because of subclause (1):

             (a)    any preserved collective State agreement binding the employer; or

             (b)    if there is no such preserved collective State agreement—any notional agreement preserving State awards that would have been taken to come into operation in relation to the employer and employee on the reform commencement but for the preserved individual State agreement;

has effect in relation to the employer and employee.

      (1B)    If, after the commencement of this subclause, a preserved collective State agreement ceases to operate in relation to an employee because of subclause (1), any notional agreement preserving State awards that would have been taken to come into operation in relation to the employer and employee on the reform commencement but for the preserved collective State agreement has effect in relation to the employer and employee.

      (1C)    However, subsection (1A) or (1B) ceases to apply if an award or a workplace agreement comes into operation in relation to the employer and employee.

Question agreed to.

by leave—I move government amendments (30) and (31) on sheet PA412:

(30)  Schedule 1, page 78 (after line 23), after item 228, insert:

228A  Subclause 26(1) of Schedule 8

Omit “workplace agreement” (first occurring), substitute “pre-transition workplace agreement”.

228B  Subclause 26(1) of Schedule 8

After “section 355”, insert “of the pre-transition Act”.

228C  At the end of subclause 26(1) of Schedule 8

Add “for the purposes of that Act”.

228D  Subclause 26(2) of Schedule 8

After “subsection 355(6)”, insert “of the pre-transition Act”.

228E  Subclause 26(2) of Schedule 8

Omit “workplace agreement”, substitute “pre-transition workplace agreement”.

(31)  Schedule 1, page 79 (after line 28), after item 237, insert:

237A  Subclause 52A(1) of Schedule 8

Omit “workplace agreement” (first occurring), substitute “pre-transition workplace agreement”.

237B  Subclause 52A(1) of Schedule 8

After “section 355”, insert “of the pre-transition Act”.

237C  At the end of subclause 52A(1) of Schedule 8

Add “for the purposes of that Act”.

237D  Subclause 52A(2) of Schedule 8

After “subsection 355(6)”, insert “of the pre-transition Act”.

237E  Subclause 52A(2) of Schedule 8

Omit “workplace agreement”, substitute “pre-transition workplace agreement”.

These amendments provide for the same rules for incorporating terms from state instruments in pretransition workplace agreements as have been provided for federal agreements, to preserve the operation of section 355 for pretransition instruments, despite its repeal.

Question agreed to.