{"id":"F2012L01098","name":"Workplace Relations Legislation Repeal Regulation 2012","slug":"workplace-relations-legislation-repeal-regulation-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"81 of 2012","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89406,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01098-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Workplace Relations Legislation Repeal Regulation 2012","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nWorkplace Relations Legislation Repeal Regulation 20121\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 81\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Act 1986 and the Construction Industry Reform and Development Act 1992.\n\nDated 24 May 2012\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nBILL SHORTEN\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n1 Name of regulation\n\nThis regulation is the Workplace Relations Legislation Repeal Regulation 2012.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis regulation commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Regulations—repeal\n\nThe Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1986 No. 59) are repealed.\n\n4 Construction Industry Development Agency (Transitional) Regulations—repeal\n\nThe Construction Industry Development Agency (Transitional) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1995 No. 163) are repealed.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.comlaw.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1258},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly the limited function described in its title—repealing two specific sets of regulations. There is no expansion beyond this housekeeping purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections total, with 2 substantive provisions","No definitions, interpretation clauses, or schedules","Straightforward repeal commands without conditions or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only citing the specific regulations being repealed)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation is a **legislative clean-up exercise** that removes two obsolete sets of workplace rules from the statute books.\n\n**What it does**\n* **Section 3**: Repeals the 1986 Regulations related to the Builders Labourers' Federation (BLF)—rules that were put in place after this construction union was deregistered in the 1980s.\n* **Section 4**: Repeals the 1995 Transitional Regulations for the Construction Industry Development Agency—an agency that no longer exists.\n\n**Who it affects**\nConstruction industry employers, unions, and anyone still technically bound by these outdated rules.\n\n**Why it matters**\nIt removes \"dead wood\" from the law. These regulations are no longer enforced or necessary, so deleting them makes the legal framework clearer and easier to navigate without changing anyone's actual rights or obligations today."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-legislation-repeal-regulation-2012","history":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-legislation-repeal-regulation-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-legislation-repeal-regulation-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-legislation-repeal-regulation-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-legislation-repeal-regulation-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-legislation-repeal-regulation-2012/documents"}}