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Call for Submissions

Submissions closed on Tuesday, 14 May 2013.

Objective of the Bill

The objectives of the Bill are to:

• Improve the financial accountability
• Improve the financial accountability and transparency of industrial organisations and their office holders and provide a proper deterrent for officers abusing their position;
• Support the employee’s choice whether or not to join an industrial organisation;
• Re-establish managerial prerogative regarding departmental policies;
• Clarify the definition of a contracting provision in section 691C of the Industrial Relations Act 1999 to remove ambiguity;
• Improve procedural arrangements for union right of entry into an employer’s premises;
• Further facilitate the efficient recovery of public monies overpaid to employees of the Department of Health and of Hospital and Health Services;
• Designate a senior appeals officer with the responsibility for developing practice directions for the management of appeals dealt with under the Public Service Act 2008; and
• Clarify the definition of a worker under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003.

Other Information

The Industrial Relations (Transparency and Accountability of Industrial Organisations) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2013 and Explanatory Notes are available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel at www.legislation.qld.gov.au.

The Hansard transcript of the Explanatory Speech for the Bill can be found here.

Public Hearing

The Committee held a public hearing on the Bill on Monday 20 May 2013. The Committee heard from invited witnesses only, on the proposals being advanced under the Bill.

A copy of the schedule can be accessed here.

Reasons for the Bill

Further information, including the reasons for the Bill, appear in the Explanatory Notes which can be viewed here.

Referral

On 30 April 2013, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, the Hon Jarrod Bleijie MP, introduced the Industrial Relations (Transparency and Accountability of Industrial Organisations) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2013 into the Queensland Parliament.

In accordance with Standing Order 131 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, the Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (the Committee) for detailed consideration.

By resolution of the Legislative Assembly, the Committee was required to report to the Parliament by Thursday, 30 May 2013.

Following a resolution of the Committee of the Legislative Assembly on 21 May 2013, the reporting date was extended to Monday 3 June 2013.

Report

On 3 June 2013, the Committee tabled its Report No. 31, Industrial Relations (Transparency and Accountability of Industrial Organisations) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2013. A copy of the report is available here or can be accessed at Related Publications.

The Government tabled its response to the Committee's report on 5 June 2013. A copy of the Government Response is available here or can be accessed at Related Publications.

The Industrial Relations (Transparency and Accountability of Industrial Organisations) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2013 was passed, with amendment, by the Legislative Assembly on 5 June 2013.