Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992
Version No. 014
Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992
No. 74 of 1992
Version incorporating amendments as at
11 October 2012
table of provisions
Section Page
1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 1
3 Definition 1
4 Deduction of union fees from salary 1
ENDNOTES 3
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General Information 3
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Table of Amendments 4
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Explanatory Details 5
Version No. 014
Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992
No. 74 of 1992
Version incorporating amendments as at
11 October 2012
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to provide the mechanism for the deduction of union fees by employers from payments to employees in the public sector.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.
3 Definition
In this Act—
S. 3 def. of public sector employer amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 169).
public sector employer means—
(a) the Crown; or
(b) an authority within the meaning of section 104 of the Public Administration Act 2004.
4 Deduction of union fees from salary
S. 4(1) amended by No. 71/2007 s. 26(1).
(1) A public sector employer may, in accordance with the Victorian Workers' Wages Protection Act 2007 and with the approval in writing of the Minister, deduct from an employee's pay an amount in respect of fees payable by the employee to a trade union or other association of employees of which the employee is a member.
S. 4(2) amended by No. 71/2007 s. 26(2).
(2) A public sector employer must not make a payment on behalf of an employee to a trade union or other association of employees of which the employee is a member except in accordance with the Victorian Workers' Wages Protection Act 2007 and with the approval in writing of the Minister.
(3) Any agreement made before the commencement of this section authorising, or purporting to authorise, a public sector employer to make deductions of a kind referred to in subsection (1) from payments to employees or to supply names or other information about employees to trade unions or any other associations of employees ceases, on that commencement, to have any further effect.
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ENDNOTES
Endnotes
- General Information
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 13 November 1992
Legislative Council: 17 November 1992
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to provide for the payment of union fees by public sector employers on behalf of public sector employees.".
The Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 was assented to on 24 November 1992 and came into operation on 24 December 1992: Government Gazette 16 December 1992 page 3785.
- Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
Endnotes
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Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
| Assent Date: | 26.5.98 |
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| Commencement Date: | S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 |
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
| Assent Date: | 21.12.04 |
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| Commencement Date: | S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 169) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 |
Victorian Workers' Wages Protection Act 2007, No. 71/2007
| Assent Date: | 11.12.07 |
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| Commencement Date: | S. 26 on 1.12.08: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 |
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- Explanatory Details
Endnotes
No entries at date of publication.