Work ChoicesAndrew Stewart and George Williams, leading scholars and media commentators, explain what has been called the most important decision of the Australian High Court since the Tasmanian Dam Case in 1983. They show what was being argued and why it was being argued, as well as what was decided and the implications for Australia’s future. They include key passages of the majority judgment, and from the dissents of Justices Kirby and Callinan. Is this “a destabilising intrusion of direct federal lawmaking into areas of legislation which, since federation, have been the subjects of State laws†(Justice Kirby)? Might it reduce State Parliaments to “impotent debating societies†(Justice Callinan)? |
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But the Court saw no problem with a federal award prescribing wage rates or other employment conditions for teachers in State schools . In reality , the Melbourne Corporation principles have done little to restrict the operation of ...
But the Court saw no problem with a federal award prescribing wage rates or other employment conditions for teachers in State schools . In reality , the Melbourne Corporation principles have done little to restrict the operation of ...
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This body had powers to prevent and settle interstate industrial disputes , either by making awards or by registering agreements between employers and trade unions . In its early years the Court had little work to do .
This body had powers to prevent and settle interstate industrial disputes , either by making awards or by registering agreements between employers and trade unions . In its early years the Court had little work to do .
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Hence they were prepared to resolve disputes by making awards that applied to each employer that had been a " respondent ... Unlike its State counterparts , the Arbitration Court could not simply prescribe a " common rule " award that ...
Hence they were prepared to resolve disputes by making awards that applied to each employer that had been a " respondent ... Unlike its State counterparts , the Arbitration Court could not simply prescribe a " common rule " award that ...
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So while some workers had their wages and conditions regulated by the federal tribunal , the State tribunals continued to make and vary their own awards . The practice developed of deferring to the federal tribunal on major decisions ...
So while some workers had their wages and conditions regulated by the federal tribunal , the State tribunals continued to make and vary their own awards . The practice developed of deferring to the federal tribunal on major decisions ...
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Once federal award coverage was in place it was difficult to revert to a State instrument , since the federal award would inevi- tably prevail . If an employer was bound by a federal award only because of its membership of an employer ...
Once federal award coverage was in place it was difficult to revert to a State instrument , since the federal award would inevi- tably prevail . If an employer was bound by a federal award only because of its membership of an employer ...
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5 | 40 |
6 | 59 |
7 | 69 |
9 | 129 |
Making Law Through Regulations | 135 |
Other Issues | 142 |
What It Means for Labour Relations | 152 |
13 | 166 |
Extracts from the Australian Constitution | 176 |
Index | 182 |
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