Commonwealth legislation

Tradesmen's Rights (No. 3) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

42 of 1974

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This regulation extends specific workplace protections under the Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act to two groups of workers.

What it does:

Brings telecommunications tradesmen under Part V of the Act (the section dealing with electrical trades)
Brings three boot-making occupations under Part VIa of the Act (the section dealing with boot trades):
- Surgical bootmakers
- Bespoke (custom-made) bootmakers
- Boot and shoe repairers

Who it affects: Workers in these specific classifications gain the rights, licensing rules, or conditions outlined in the relevant Parts of the parent Act.

Why it matters: It ensures telecommunications workers and traditional boot trade workers receive the same regulatory protections—such as qualification requirements or employment standards—that apply to other trades covered by the Act.

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Tradesmen's Rights (No. 3) Regulations

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Statutory Rules

1974 No. 42

REGULATIONS UNDER THE TRADESMEN’S RIGHTS REGULATION ACT 1946-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Tradesmen’s Rights Regulation Act 1946-1973.

Dated this third day of April, 1974.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

CLYDE R. CAMERON

Minister of State for Labour.

TRADESMEN’S RIGHTS (No. 3) REGULATIONS

Citation.

These Regulations may be cited as the Tradesmen’s Rights (No. 3) Regulations.

Definition.

In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Tradesmen’s Rights Regulation Act 1946-1973.

Electrical trades.

Part V of the Act applies to the trades in which persons are employed in the classification telecommunications tradesman.

Boot trades.

Part VIa of the Act applies to the trades in which persons are employed in any of the following classifications:—

(a) Surgical bootmaker;

(b) Bespoke bootmaker;

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 9 April 1974.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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