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Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012
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C2013C00617 C03
01 July 2013
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30 June 2014
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Part 1—Preliminary
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Division 1—General
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object
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Division 2—Definitions
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of road transport driver—general
6 Meaning of road transport driver—individual
7 Meaning of road transport driver—corporation
8 Meaning of hirer of road transport driver and road transport contract
9 Meaning of participant in the supply chain
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Division 3—Application of this Act
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Subdivision A—Interaction with other laws
10 Concurrent operation generally intended
11 Interaction of enforceable instruments with State and Territory laws
12 Interaction of enforceable instruments with other Commonwealth instruments (employees)
13 Interaction of enforceable instruments with road transport contracts (independent contractors)
14 Interaction with the Independent Contractors Act 2006
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Subdivision B—Miscellaneous
15 Act binds Crown
16 Act not to apply so as to exceed Commonwealth power
17 Acquisition of property
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Part 2—Road safety remuneration orders
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Division 1—Preparation of annual work program
18 Tribunal must prepare and publish a work program each year
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Division 2—Power to make a road safety remuneration order
19 Power to make a road safety remuneration order
20 Matters the Tribunal must have regard to
21 Publication of research
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Division 3—Preparing and consulting on draft road safety remuneration order
22 Tribunal to prepare and consult on draft order
23 Publication of draft order
24 Affected persons and bodies to have a reasonable opportunity to make and comment on submissions for draft order
25 Hearings in relation to draft order
26 Finalising draft order
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Division 4—Making road safety remuneration order
27 Making road safety remuneration order
28 Persons on whom requirements are imposed must not contravene order
29 Expiry of order
30 Road safety remuneration orders to be made by Full Bench
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Division 5—Variation and review of road safety remuneration order
31 Review of road safety remuneration order
32 Variation of road safety remuneration order
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Part 3—Approval of certain collective agreements involving contractor drivers
32A Power to approve road transport collective agreements
33 Road transport collective agreements
34 Matters about which the Tribunal must be satisfied
35 Approval of road transport collective agreements
36 Effect of approval
37 Relationship with road safety remuneration orders
37A Authorisation of conduct for the purposes of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010
38 Expiry of approval
39 Approvals to be given by dual FWC member or Full Bench
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Part 4—Disputes about remuneration and related conditions
40 Tribunal may deal with disputes about remuneration and related conditions
40A Time limit for certain applications
41 Disputes involving employee road transport drivers
42 Disputes involving contractor drivers
43 Disputes involving participants in the supply chain
44 How Tribunal may deal with disputes
45 Disputes about safe remuneration to be dealt with by dual FWC member
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Part 5—Compliance
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Division 1—Civil remedy provisions and orders
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Subdivision A—Applications for orders
46 Civil remedy provisions
47 Limitations on who may apply for orders etc.
48 Time limit on applications
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Subdivision B—Orders
49 Orders that can be made
50 Pecuniary penalty orders
51 Interest up to judgement
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Subdivision C—General provisions about civil remedies
52 Contravening a civil remedy provision is not an offence
53 Involvement in contravention treated in same way as actual contravention
54 Proceedings may be heard together
55 Civil evidence and procedure rules for proceedings relating to civil remedy provisions
56 Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings
57 Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings
58 Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings
59 Evidence given in proceedings for penalty not admissible in criminal proceedings
60 Civil double jeopardy
61 Course of conduct
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Division 2—Jurisdiction and powers of courts
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Subdivision A—Jurisdiction and powers of the Federal Court
62 Conferring jurisdiction on the Federal Court
63 Exercising jurisdiction in the Fair Work Division of the Federal Court
64 No limitation on Federal Court’s powers
65 Appeals from eligible State or Territory courts
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Subdivision B—Jurisdiction and powers of the Federal Circuit Court
66 Conferring jurisdiction on the Federal Circuit Court
67 Exercising jurisdiction in the Fair Work Division of the Federal Circuit Court
68 No limitation on Federal Circuit Court’s powers
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Subdivision C—Small claims procedure
69 Applicants may choose small claims procedure
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Subdivision D—Miscellaneous
70 Costs only if proceedings instituted vexatiously etc.
71 No imprisonment for failure to pay pecuniary penalty
72 Regulations dealing with matters relating to court proceedings
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Division 3—Fair Work Ombudsman
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Subdivision A—Role of Fair Work Ombudsman
73 Functions of the Fair Work Ombudsman
74 Exercise of compliance powers
75 Referring matters to the Fair Work Ombudsman
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Subdivision B—Compliance notices
76 Compliance notices
77 Review of compliance notices
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Division 4—Right of entry
78 Right of entry for suspected contravention of this Act or enforceable instrument
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Part 6—Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal
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Division 1—Establishment and functions of Tribunal
79 Establishment of Tribunal
80 Functions of Tribunal
81 Tribunal has privileges and immunities of the Crown
82 Protection of Tribunal members
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Division 2—Performance of functions of Tribunal
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Subdivision A—Role of the President
83 Role of President in performance of functions
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Subdivision B—Applications to Tribunal
84 Dismissing applications
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Subdivision C—Performance of functions
85 Performance of functions generally
86 Powers of Tribunal to perform functions
87 Conferences
88 Hearings
89 Offences in relation to attendance before Tribunal
90 Confidential evidence
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Subdivision D—Representation by lawyers and paid agents
91 Representation by lawyers and paid agents
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Subdivision E—Appeals
92 Appeal of decisions
93 Staying decisions that are appealed
94 Process for appealing decisions
95 Referring questions of law to the Federal Court
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Subdivision F—Organisation of Tribunal
96 Constitution of Full Bench
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Division 3—Members of Tribunal
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Subdivision A—Appointment of members of Tribunal
97 Appointment
98 Basis of appointment of industry members
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Subdivision B—Terms and conditions of members of Tribunal
99 Outside work of industry members
100 Remuneration
101 Leave of absence
102 Disclosure of interests
103 Termination of appointment on grounds of misbehaviour or incapacity
104 Suspension on grounds of misbehaviour or incapacity
105 Termination of appointment for bankruptcy, etc.
106 Termination of appointment for outside work
107 Automatic cessation of appointment for loss of qualification
108 Resignation
109 Other terms and conditions of members
110 Acting appointments
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Subdivision C—Miscellaneous matters relating to members of Tribunal
111 Disclosure of information by Tribunal
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Division 4—General Manager and consultants
112 Role of General Manager of the Fair Work Commission
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Division 5—Miscellaneous matters relating to Tribunal
113 Procedural rules
114 Regulations dealing with Tribunal matters
115 Costs
116 Annual report
117 President must provide certain information etc. to the Minister and Fair Work Ombudsman
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Part 7—Miscellaneous
118 This Act is a workplace law
119 Employer and hirer obligations in relation to records
120 Review of this Act
121 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none]
Endnote 6—Modifications [none]
Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none]
Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none]