{"id":"C1951A00001","name":"Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1951","slug":"conciliation-and-arbitration-act-1951","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"1 of 1951","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4426,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1951A00001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1951","content":"CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.\n\nNo. 1 of 1951.\n\nAn Act relating to the Tenure of Office of the Chief Conciliation Commissioner.\n\n\\[Assented to 17th March, 1951.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1951.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n  \n\nTenure of Chief Conciliation Commissioner.\n\n3. If, in the opinion of the Governor-General, it is desirable in the public interest that the Chief Conciliation Commissioner holding office under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904–1950 at the commencement of this Act should continue in the performance of the duties of his office and the Chief Conciliation Commissioner is able and willing to do so, the Governor-General may extend the term of office of the Chief Conciliation Commissioner for such period as he thinks fit but the term of office of the Chief Conciliation Commissioner shall not be extended for a period expiring after the date upon which he will attain the age of seventy years.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1995},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its stated purpose of regulating the tenure of the Chief Conciliation Commissioner, exactly as described in the long title."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total","Single operative provision with straightforward conditional logic","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only to predecessor Act to identify the incumbent office holder)","Clear quantitative limitation (age 70 cap)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law allows the Governor-General to keep the current Chief Conciliation Commissioner (the head of Australia's industrial relations tribunal) in their job beyond their original retirement date.\n\n**Who it affects**: Only the specific person who held the position of Chief Conciliation Commissioner when this law commenced.\n\n**How it works**: If the Governor-General thinks it is in the **public interest**, and the Commissioner is **able and willing** to continue, the Governor-General can extend the Commissioner's term for any period they choose. However, there is a hard limit: the extension **cannot continue past the Commissioner's 70th birthday**.\n\n**Why it matters**: This ensures continuity in the industrial relations system by allowing an experienced commissioner to stay on during a transitional period, while still imposing an age-based retirement limit."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/conciliation-and-arbitration-act-1951","history":"/api/acts/conciliation-and-arbitration-act-1951/history","analysis":"/api/acts/conciliation-and-arbitration-act-1951/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/conciliation-and-arbitration-act-1951/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/conciliation-and-arbitration-act-1951/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/conciliation-and-arbitration-act-1951/documents"}}