Employment & workplaceStatutory authority
Australian Stevedoring Industry Authority
1956 – 1977
Statutory authority that regulated the waterfront labour system, registering waterside workers and employers, allocating labour and administering levy-funded attendance money, long service leave and other entitlements.
How it came into existence
Established in 1956 by the Stevedoring Industry Act 1956, replacing the Australian Stevedoring Industry Board.
Legislation: Stevedoring Industry Act 1956
Changes during its life
- 1967Permanent employment of waterside workers by stevedoring companies was introduced, replacing casual engagement through the Authority's allocation system.
How it ended
Abolished in 1977, when its industry funding role passed to the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee.
- Levy-funded waterside workers’ entitlements
- Assets and liabilities of the Authority
Main functions
- Registration of waterside workers and employers
- Allocation of waterfront labour
- Administration of levy-funded attendance money and leave entitlements
- Discipline of registered waterside workers
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.
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Sources
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