Brumby Labor Government Delivering Fairer Workplaces
Source: Victoria. Minister for Industrial Relations. Media Release
"The Brumby Labor Government today came one step closer to delivering fairer workplaces when the Fair Work Commonwealth Powers Bill 2009 was passed by the Legislative Assembly.
Victoria is set to become the first state to legislate referral of industrial relations matters to the Federal Government, giving the greatest possible protection to the maximum number of Victorian workers and employers. Industrial Relations Minister Martin Pakula said the new Bill will replace the previous referral made in 1996 and would ensure that the Federal Government’s Fair Work Act, which seeks to provide Australia with a national workplace system will apply to all Victorian employees and employers."