Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135) - Australia (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes the comments of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) dated 31 August 2009, on the application of the Convention.

The Committee previously invited the Government to engage in dialogue with the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) concerning its use of premises at various universities so as to find a commonly accepted solution and to ensure in any case, including by revising the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRS) if necessary, that no obstacles are raised to the respect of collective agreement clauses which provide for the use of premises by trade unions. The Committee notes with interest the Government’s indication that the HEWRRS were abolished by the current Australian Government with the passage of the Higher Education Support Amendment Act 2008, which now subjects all education providers to the same workplace relations laws as all other employers.