The Registered Organisations Commission (ROC) is an independent,

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of the

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, responsible for the regulation and education of registered organisations (that is,

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s and employer organisations) in Australia. The ROC was established under the ''Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2016'' (Cth). The role of the ROC includes the following functions: * assessing the financial reports, annual returns, and disclosure statements by organisations and their branches; * arranging elections for organisations and their branches; * approving governance and compliance training; * providing education, assistance and advice to organisations; and * conducting inquiries and investigations into breaches of registered organisation legislation. The legislation establishing the ROC (originally put into the Australian Parliament as the ''Fair Work Amendment (Registered Organisations) Bill 2014'') was one of the

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triggers for the 2016 federal election under section 57 of the Australian Constitution.Bills laid aside or negatived, their history and status as possibly meeting the requirements of section 57 of the Constitution (44th Parliament – 1st and 2nd sessions)
. Retrieved 20 April 2016 Following the election, the Turnbull Government was successful in passing the legislation establishing the ROC with the vote of Senators

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and

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. The current Registered Organisations Commissioner (in office since the establishment of the ROC in May 2017) is Mr Mark Bielecki, a former South Australian Regional Commissioner at the

Australian Securities and Investments Commission The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent commission of the Australian Government tasked as the national corporate regulator. ASIC's role is to regulate company and financial services and enforce laws to pro ...

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