Workplace Relations Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002 - Proclamation (27/11/2002)

This document is a Proclamation that switches on new accountability rules for trade unions and employer groups.

What it does:

Fixes 12 May 2003 as the start date for Schedule 1 of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002
Schedule 1 introduces stricter registration requirements and financial accountability obligations for organisations (unions and employer associations)

Who it affects:

Registered trade unions and employer organisations operating under federal workplace laws
Their officers and members

Why it matters: Parliament can pass laws, but they don't take effect until a commencement date is set. This Proclamation acts as the legal trigger, ensuring the accountability reforms begin operating on 12 May 2003.

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Proclamation

Workplace Relations Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002, fix 12 May 2003 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 27 November 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

TONY ABBOTT

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations