{"id":"F2020L00241","name":"National Workplace Relations Consultative Council Regulations 2020","slug":"national-workplace-relations-consultative-council-regulations-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440408,"registerId":"F2020L00241-fast-fetch-1775956044503","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Workplace Relations Consultative Council Regulations 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nNational Workplace Relations Consultative Council Regulations 2020\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 05 March 2020\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nChristian Porter\n\nMinister for Industrial Relations\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\nPart 2—Travelling allowance\n\n6 Travelling allowance for members\n\n7 Travelling allowance for persons nominated to attend meetings\n\n8 Travelling allowance for members of committees\n\n9 Claims for travelling allowance\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nNational Workplace Relations Consultative Council Regulations 2004\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the National Workplace Relations Consultative Council Regulations 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 11 March 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the National Workplace Relations Consultative Council Act 2002.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n(a) Council;\n\n(b) member.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the National Workplace Relations Consultative Council Act 2002.\n\nofficial travel determination means:\n\n (a) the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2019; or\n\n (b) any determination that supersedes that determination.\n\nPart 2—Travelling allowance\n\n \n\n6  Travelling allowance for members\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 9(1) of the Act, a member is authorised to receive travelling allowance for:\n\n (a) travel to attend a meeting of the Council; or\n\n (b) other travel related to the purposes of the Council.\n\n (2) The rate of travelling allowance is equal to the rate of travelling allowance that would be payable to a tier 2 office holder under the official travel determination when the travel takes place.\n\nNote: A representative invited under subsection 10A(1) of the Act is entitled to travelling allowance as if the representative were a member (see subsection 10A(4) of the Act).\n\n7  Travelling allowance for persons nominated to attend meetings\n\n (1) A person nominated under subsection 10(1) or (2) of the Act to attend a meeting of the Council in place of a member is authorised to receive travelling allowance for travel to attend the meeting.\n\n (2) The rate of travelling allowance is equal to the rate of travelling allowance that would be payable to a tier 2 office holder under the official travel determination when the travel takes place.\n\n8  Travelling allowance for members of committees\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, a member of a committee constituted under subsection 12(1) of the Act is authorised to receive travelling allowance for:\n\n (a) travel to attend a meeting of the committee; or\n\n (b) other travel related to the purposes of the committee.\n\n (2) The rate of travelling allowance is equal to the rate of travelling allowance that would be payable to a tier 2 office holder under the official travel determination when the travel takes place.\n\n9  Claims for travelling allowance\n\n (1) A person who wishes to receive travelling allowance under this Part must give the Department a claim, in writing, for the allowance.\n\n (2) The claim must specify the travel to which the claim relates.\n\n (3) The Secretary of the Department must make arrangements for determining claims made under subsection (1) and for paying amounts determined to be payable.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nNational Workplace Relations Consultative Council Regulations 2004\n\n1 The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the National Workplace Relations Consultative Council Regulations 2004 (Schedule 1) and re-establishes the Council’s travel‑allowance framework. It now expressly ties rates to the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2019 (regs 6–8) and centralises claim handling and payment arrangements with the Department Secretary (reg 9), replacing the prior regulatory text."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument dealing only with travel allowances and repeal of the 2004 regulations.","Dependence on external instrument for rates (Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2019), requiring users to consult that determination for dollar amounts and entitlements (regs 6–8).","Legal dependence on the National Workplace Relations Consultative Council Act 2002 for key definitions and authority (reg 3, reg 5 note).","Administrative discretion and operational duties vested in the Department Secretary to determine and pay claims (reg 9(3)).","Low procedural complexity for claimants — written claim specifying travel is required (reg 9(1)–(2)).","Repeal of the earlier instrument may require authorities to check transitional arrangements elsewhere (Schedule 1), though none are specified here."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set who may receive travel allowances for attending Council and committee business, fix the allowance rate by linking it to the Remuneration Tribunal (Official Travel) Determination 2019 at ‘tier 2’ (regs 6–8), and repeal the 2004 regulations. Claims must be made in writing and specify the travel, and the Department Secretary must arrange assessment and payment (reg 9). The Department bears the cost, the Secretary administers claims, and the rules create a simple paperwork requirement for recipients."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose of setting travel allowance rules for the National Workplace Relations Consultative Council. The 2020 version is a straightforward remake of the 2004 regulations with updated references to current Remuneration Tribunal determinations, without expansion into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 9 substantive sections plus preliminary provisions)","Minimal defined terms (only 2 definitions in the instrument itself: 'Act' and 'official travel determination')","Simple structure with no nested exceptions or conditional logic","No cross-references beyond basic references to the parent Act and external Remuneration Tribunal determinations","Straightforward operative provisions that mirror each other (sections 6, 7, and 8 follow identical patterns)","Single repeal in Schedule 1 with no amendments or complex transitional arrangements"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises travel reimbursements for National Workplace Relations Consultative Council members, nominated substitutes, and council committee members, payable at the Remuneration Tribunal’s “tier 2 office holder” rate. Claimants must submit written claims to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. It replaces the 2004 regulations. By clearly funding travel costs, it helps ensure representatives — including from regional or smaller organisations — can participate in national workplace relations discussions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-workplace-relations-consultative-council-regulations-2020","history":"/api/acts/national-workplace-relations-consultative-council-regulations-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-workplace-relations-consultative-council-regulations-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-workplace-relations-consultative-council-regulations-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-workplace-relations-consultative-council-regulations-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-workplace-relations-consultative-council-regulations-2020/documents"}}