Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
Arbitration Commission
30 June 1956 – 1973
Renamed Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission in 1973.
National arbitral tribunal that conciliated and arbitrated interstate industrial disputes, made and varied federal awards and decided national wage matters, including the basic wage, the total wage from 1967 and the equal pay cases of 1969 and 1972.
Names over time
- Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission1956–1973
- Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission1973–1989
How it came into existence
Created by the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1956, which commenced on 30 June 1956, to take over the conciliation and arbitration (non-judicial) powers of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration after the Boilermakers' case.
- Conciliation and arbitration of industrial disputes
- Award making
- Basic wage and standard hours cases
Legislation: Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (as amended by the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1956)
How it ended
Renamed the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission by the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1973.
Main functions
- Conciliation and arbitration of interstate industrial disputes
- Making and varying federal awards
- National wage cases (basic wage and total wage)
- Equal pay decisions
- Standard hours and annual leave test cases
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Labour.
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