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Employment Relations Amendment Bill
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This bill amends the Employment Relations Act 2000 to provide greater certainty for contracting parties, strengthen the consideration of and accountability for the employee's behaviour in the personal grievance process, introduce a threshold for unjustified dismissal personal grievances, and remove the "30-day rule"MP in charge
Hon Brooke van VeldenCommittee
Education and Workforce
Bill No.175-3
54Parliament
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Assented on 19 Feb 2026
Act: Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026
Royal Assent
The Governor-General formally signs the bill into law.
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Member(s) in charge: Hon Brooke van Velden Type of Bill: Government Parliament: 54 Bill no: 175-3 Introduction: 16 Jun 2025 First reading agreed: 15 Jul 2025 Referred to: Education and Workforce Submissions due: 12 Aug 2025 Select Committee Report(s): Employment Relations Amendment Bill - 07 Dec 2025 Second reading agreed: 10 Feb 2026 Committee of the whole House concluded: 11 Feb 2026 Third reading agreed: 17 Feb 2026 Royal assent: 19 Feb 2026 Act: Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026