South Australian Current Acts

FAIR WORK ACT 1994 - SECT 73

73—Objects of this Part

The objects of this Part are—

            (a)         to encourage and facilitate the making of agreements governing remuneration, conditions of employment and other industrial matters at the enterprise or workplace level; and

            (b)         to provide a framework for fair and effective negotiation and bargaining between employers and employees with a view to the making of such agreements and to provide for the participation of associations in the process of negotiation and bargaining; and

            (c)         to ensure that award remuneration and conditions of employment operate as a safety net underpinning the negotiated agreements at the enterprise or workplace level; and

            (d)         to provide for improved flexibility in conditions of employment at the enterprise and workplace level with consequent increases in efficiency and productivity.