Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal
RSRT
1 July 2012 – 21 April 2016
Tribunal that made road safety remuneration orders setting minimum pay and related conditions for employee and owner-driver road transport drivers, and dealt with disputes, with the aim of improving road safety.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 2012 by the Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 as a new tribunal, supported by the staff of Fair Work Australia (later the Fair Work Commission).
Legislation: Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012
How it ended
Abolished on 21 April 2016 by the Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Act 2016, shortly after its order setting minimum payments for contractor drivers took effect; its remaining matters passed to the Fair Work Commission.
- Remaining road transport remuneration matters
The Tribunal had been constituted partly by Fair Work Commission members and was supported by the Commission's staff.
Main functions
- Making road safety remuneration orders
- Setting minimum payments for owner-drivers
- Resolving disputes between drivers and hirers
- Approving road transport collective agreements
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment.
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to 30 November 2015)