Bill
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Removing Criminals from Worksites) Bill 2024
lapsed, as at 2025-03-28.
- Sponsor
- Peter Dutton
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2024-08-19
- second reading — 2024-08-19
- other — 2025-03-28
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2024-08-19.
The bill would disqualify individuals from leadership roles in registered organisations if they have been convicted of workplace crimes or are suspected of links to criminal groups.
It would let the federal court cancel an organisation's registration or impose alternative orders, such as banning specific officers or suspending the organisation's rights.
The bill sets penalties including fines and imprisonment for people who try to hold office while disqualified, and organisations that disobey court orders could lose their registration.
- Introduces stricter disqualification rules for holding office in registered organisations based on criminal activity or workplace law breaches.
- Allows cancellation of an organisation's registration for corrupt or unlawful conduct, or court orders to disqualify officers or suspend rights instead.
- Creates penalties for individuals who hold office while disqualified and for organisations that fail to comply with court orders.
Individuals who hold office in registered organisations and the organisations themselves.
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