The Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business was an

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that existed between July 1997 and October 1998.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports. At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following: *Industrial relations, including conciliation and arbitration in relation to industrial disputes; *Promotion of sound industrial relations policies, practices and machinery; *Public Service pay and conditions; *Remuneration Tribunals; *Occupational health, safety, rehabilitation and compensation; *Affirmative action; *Equal employment opportunity; *Tradespersons' rights regulations; and *Small business.

Structure

The Department was an

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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business,

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References

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