The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT) was an independent body established by the Gillard government in 2012 to oversee the road transport industry in

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. The jurisdiction of the RSRT is set out in the Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012.

Background

The

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issued a "Safe Rates" campaign in response to reports of a link between rates of pay and road safety. In the lead-up to the 2013 Australian federal election,

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promised to issue a review of the industrial tribunal. In 2016, a dispute between owner-truck drivers in the road transport industry accelerated calls for the tribunal to be abolished, and the tribunal was abolished on 21 April 2016..

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* Australian labour law Industrial agreements Gillard government Former Commonwealth of Australia courts and tribunals 2012 establishments in Australia 2016 disestablishments in Australia {{Australia-law-stub