Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:30l:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 30L (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 216335–219062

by this Act.

Effect of termination of reference
 (6) Despite anything to the contrary in a referral law of a State, a State ceases to be a referring State if any or all of the following occurs:
 (a) the State's initial reference terminates;
 (b) the State's amendment reference terminates, and neither of subsections (7) and (8) apply to the termination;
 (c) the State's transition reference terminates.
 (7) A State does not cease to be a referring State because of the termination of its amendment reference if:
 (a) the termination is effected by the Governor of that State fixing a day by proclamation as the day on which the reference terminates; and
 (b) the day fixed is no earlier than the first day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which the proclamation is published; and
 (c) that State's amendment reference, and the amendment reference of every other referring State (other than a referring State that has terminated its amendment reference in the circumstances referred to in subsection (8)), terminate on the same day.
 (8) A State does not cease to be a referring State because of the termination of its amendment reference if:
 (a) the termination is effected by the Governor of that State fixing a day by proclamation as the day on which the reference terminates; and
 (b) the day fixed is no earlier than the first day after the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day on which the proclamation is published; and
 (c) the Governor of that State, as part of the proclamation by which the termination is to be effected, declares that, in the opinion of the Governor, this Act:
 (i) is proposed to be amended (by an amendment introduced into the Parliament by a Minister); or
 (ii) has been amended;
  in a manner that is inconsistent with one or more of the fundamental workplace relations principles.
 (9) The following are the fundamental workplace relations principles:
 (a) that this Act should provide for, and continue to provide for, the following:
 (i) a strong, simple and enforceable safety net of minimum employment standards;
 (ii) genuine rights and responsibilities to ensure fairness, choice and representation at work, including the freedom to choose whether or not to join and be represented by a union or participate in collective activities;
 (iii) collective bargaining at the enterprise level with no provision for individual statutory agreements;
 (iv) fair and effective remedies available through an independent umpire;
 (v) protection from unfair dismissal;
 (b) that there should be, and continue to be, in connection with the operation of this Act, the following:
 (i) an independent tribunal system;
 (ii) an independent authority able to