Abstract
Arange of amendments were made to Australian workplace legislation in 1999. New industrial legislation was introduced in Queensland, the effect of which will be to shift the direction of regulation in that state. Equal opportunity legislation was amended in important respects in both Tasmania and at the federal level. Federal affirmative action legislation was altered, and legislation reshaping the procedures for hearing complaints under federal discrimination statutes was enacted. Occupational health and safety legislation was also amended in a number of jurisdictions.
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