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Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business

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Formed
  
18 July 1997

Headquarters
  
Canberra

Dissolved
  
21 October 1998

Preceding Department
  
Department of Industry, Science and Tourism Department of Industrial Relations (II)

Superseding agency
  
Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Department of Transport and Regional Services

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business was an Australian government department that existed between July 1997 and October 1998.

Contents

Scope

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:

  • Industrial relations, including conciliation and arbitration in relation to industrial disputes;
  • Promotion of sound industrial relations policies, practices and machinery;
  • Public Service pay and conditions;
  • Remuneration Tribunals;
  • Occupational health, safety, rehabilitation and compensation;
  • Affirmative action;
  • Equal employment opportunity;
  • Tradespersons' rights regulations; and
  • Small business.

    • Structure

    The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business, Peter Reith.

    References

    Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business Wikipedia
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