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ROAD SAFETY REMUNERATION (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS) BILL 2012

                                  2010-2011-2012




          THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA




                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




ROAD SAFETY REMUNERATION (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND RELATED
                      PROVISIONS) BILL 2011




               SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM




               Amendments to be Moved on Behalf of the Government




 (Circulated by authority of the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the
                               Honourable Bill Shorten MP)
                                                                                       Outline




AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD SAFETY REMUNERATION (CONSEQUENTIAL
       AMENDMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS) BILL 2011

OUTLINE
The Government will move amendments to the Road Safety Remuneration (Consequential
Amendments and Related Provisions) Bill 2011. The proposed amendments would provide
that:

   ·   the Tribunal must not to deal with a dispute under Part 4 of the Road Safety
       Remuneration Act 2012 before 1 January 2013, unless it is satisfied that exceptional
       circumstances exist in relation to the dispute; and

   ·   a person who is entitled to make an application in relation to a dispute may, by
       application to the Tribunal, request the Tribunal to consider whether exceptional
       circumstances exist in relation to the dispute.



FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The measures proposed in this Bill are budget neutral.




Amendments to the Road Safety Remuneration (Consequential Amendments and Related Provisions)
Bill 2011
Amendment 1 - Schedule 2, page 4 (before line 3), before item 1
1.       This item would insert a new clause that would provide the Road Safety
Remuneration Tribunal (the Tribunal) must not deal with a dispute under Part 4 of the Road
Safety Remuneration Act 2012 before 1 January 2013, unless it is satisfied that exceptional
circumstances exist in relation to the dispute. It would provide that a person who is entitled to
make an application in relation to a dispute under paragraph 40(1)(b) of the Road Safety
Remuneration Act 2012 may, by application to the Tribunal, request the Tribunal to consider
whether exceptional circumstances exist in relation to the dispute.




Amendments to the Road Safety Remuneration (Consequential Amendments and Related Provisions)
Bill 2011