10.4225/03/5936004126f36
Forbes-Mewett, Helen
Helen
Forbes-Mewett
Griffin, Gerard
Gerard
Griffin
McKenzie, Don
Don
McKenzie
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission: adapting or dying?
Monash University
2017
2002
monash:2384
1959.1/2384
2017-06-06 01:07:11
Journal contribution
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/The_Australian_Industrial_Relations_Commission_adapting_or_dying_/5080609
Over the past decade, developments such as the growth of enterprise bargaining and new legislation, particularly The Workplace Relations Act 1996, have directly challenged the traditional core role of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) in industrial relations. This paper assesses the current role of the AIRC, particularly the usage, processes and attitudes of the users of the AIRC. Basing our analysis on a questionnaire survey of users of the Commission, focus groups and interviews, the paper argues that, despite the Act, the AIRC is sufficiently adaptable to continue to play a vital role in the federal industrial relations system.