Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Act 2009

i Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Act 2009 No. 21 of 2009 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 2 3 Partial repeal of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2 4 Amendment of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2 11A Final Workplace Rights Advocate report 2 5 Repeal of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005 3 6 Amendment to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 3 7 Amendment to the Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act 2006 4 8 Repeal of amending Act 4 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 5 -- 1 of 6 -- 1 Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Act 2009 † No. 21 of 2009 [Assented to 10 June 2009] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: 1 Purpose The purposes of this Act are— (a) to repeal the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005; (b) to make consequential amendments to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and the Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act 2006. Victoria -- 2 of 6 -- Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Act 2009 No. 21 of 2009 2 2 Commencement (1) This Act (other than sections 5, 6 and 7) comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. (2) Subject to subsection (3), sections 5, 6 and 7 come into operation on a day to be proclaimed. (3) A proclamation may not be made under subsection (2) unless the proclamation includes a statement that the Governor in Council is satisfied that the Minister for Industrial Relations has caused the report relating to the operation and performance of the Workplace Rights Advocate to be laid before each House of Parliament under section 11A(2) of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005. 3 Partial repeal of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act Sections 5, 13, 14 and 15 of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005 are repealed. 4 Amendment of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act After section 11 of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005 insert— "11A Final Workplace Rights Advocate report (1) The Secretary to the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development must, within 3 months of the date on which the Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Act 2009 received the Royal Assent, submit a report to the Minister relating to the operation and performance of the Workplace Rights Advocate in respect of s. 2 See: Act No. 100/2005 and amending Act Nos 15/2006, 29/2006 and 80/2006. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au -- 3 of 6 -- Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Act 2009 No. 21 of 2009 3 the period 1 July 2008 to the date of that Royal Assent as if that report were an annual report of operations under Part 7 of the Financial Management Act 1994. (2) The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within one month of receiving the report or, if a House is not then sitting, on the first sitting day of that House after one month of receiving the report.". 5 Repeal of the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005 The Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005 is repealed. 6 Amendment to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 Section 73(2C) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 is repealed. s. 5 See: Act No. 53/1998. Reprint No. 5 as at 1 April 2007 and amending Act Nos 97/2005, 16/2006, 23/2006, 24/2006, 48/2006, 69/2006, 24/2007, 26/2007, 28/2007, 4/2008, 44/2008, 46/2008, 52/2008 and 67/2008. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au -- 4 of 6 -- Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Act 2009 No. 21 of 2009 4 7 Amendment to the Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act 2006 In section 3(1) of the Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act 2006, in the definition of WRA, after "2005" insert "as in force before its repeal". 8 Repeal of amending Act This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the first day on which all of its provisions are in operation. Note The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). ═══════════════ See: Act No. 15/2006 and amending Act Nos 80/2006 and 27/2008. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au s. 7 -- 5 of 6 -- Workplace Rights Advocate (Repeal) Act 2009 No. 21 of 2009 5 ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 4 December 2008 Legislative Council: 12 March 2009 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to repeal the Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005 and to amend the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and the Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act 2006 and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 6 of 6 --