Commonwealth legislation

Conciliation and Arbitration Regulations (Amendment)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

64 of 1951

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This legislation updates the procedural rules for resolving workplace disputes in Australia. It makes four specific changes to the Conciliation and Arbitration Regulations:

Deadlines for evidence: It introduces a strict 7-day time limit for parties to submit supporting evidence when they lodge objections in arbitration cases. The same deadline applies when submitting evidence in reply after statutory declarations are filed.
Ministerial responsibility: It transfers oversight of workplace inspectors from the Attorney-General to the Minister for Labour and National Service (reflecting a shift in which government department handles industrial relations).

These changes were designed to prevent delays in arbitration proceedings by ensuring evidence is submitted promptly, and to place workplace inspections under the minister directly responsible for labour matters.

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Conciliation and Arbitration Regulations (Amendment)

ARBITRATION.

CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION REGULATIONS.(a)

Statutory Rules 1951, No. 64.(b)

Evidence in support of objection.

Regulation 111 of the Conciliation and Arbitration Regulations is amended by inserting before the words “ shall serve ” the words “, within seven days after the notice of objection is lodged with the Registrar,”.

Evidence in reply.

2. Regulation 112 of the Conciliation and Arbitration Regulations is amended by inserting before the words “ shall serve ” the words “, within seven days after the statutory declarations are so lodged with the Registrar,”.

Application for approval of Registrar.

Regulation 119 of the Conciliation and Arbitration Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (9.), before the words “ shall serve ”, the words “, within seven days after the notice of objection is lodged with the Registrar,”.

Inspectors.

4. Part V. of the Conciliation and Arbitration Regulations is amended by omitting the word “ Attorney-General ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the words “ Minister for Labour and National Service ”.

(a) For previous Regulations, see Commonwealth Statutory Rules 1947-48, p. 396 ; and 1949–50, p. 269.

(b) Made under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1950 on 28th June, 1951 ; notified in Gazette on 29th June, 1951.

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