Commonwealth legislation

Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 - Proclamation

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This is a formal legal instrument (a Proclamation) made by the Governor‑General that switches on specific parts of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008.

What it does:

It sets 28 March 2008 as the date when Schedules 1 to 7 of that Act officially commence (become operational law).
In Australia, Acts of Parliament often need a Proclamation like this to activate them—they don't always start automatically on the day they receive Royal Assent (formal approval).

Who it affects:

Employers, employees, and industrial relations bodies covered by the amended Act, as it triggers specific workplace relations reforms to take effect on that date.

Why it matters:

Without this document, those seven schedules of the workplace relations amendments would remain legally dormant. This Proclamation is essentially the "start button" that brings those specific industrial relations changes into force.

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Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 - Proclamation

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Proclamation

Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008, fix 28 March 2008 as the day on which Schedules 1 to 7 to that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 27 March 2008

P. M. JEFFERY Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

JULIA GILLARD

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

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