Abstract
The Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission has tended to dominate Australian industrial relations and industrial relations studies. But numerous sub systems exist, based particularly on the state and federal specialist and mainstream tribunals. This paper examines the specialist tribunals of the state and federal systems. They have been created for a number of reasons and fulfil a variety of functions. Centralized wage fixation has, however, emphasized the need for co-ordination among them. Despite a trend towards their abolition, they can still fulfil a need in some cases and are unlikely to present a major threat to the viability of the centralized system.
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