Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

  At the end of the motion, add:

     but the Senate notes the Government's failure to:

  (a)   establish an independent Registered Organisations Commission to:

     (i)   enforce and police the reporting and compliance obligations;

     (ii)   provide information to members of registered organisations about their rights and act as the body to receive complaints from their members;

     (iii)   educate registered organisations about the new obligations that apply to them; and

     (iv)   absorb the role of registered organisations enforcer and investigator, currently held by the General Manager of Fair Work Australia;

  (b)   ensure registered organisations face the same accountability and transparency measures as required of companies and their directors under the Corporations Act 2001;

  (c)   ensure registered organisations face the same penalties as companies and their directors under the Corporations Act 2001;

  (d)   express its confidence in the findings of Fair Work Australia's investigation into the Health Services Union National Office; and

  (e)   conduct a Regulation Impact Statement for the bill;

and calls on the Government to conduct a review of the amendments made by the bill within two years after it receives the Royal Assent in accordance with Office of Best Practice Regulation practices.