LAW4126

Labour organizations 406 ( 6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL)

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Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: The rights and obligations of associations of employees and employers and the relationship of the individual member to an association. The right to strike (the industrial torts and boycott laws and immunity in context of negotiating agreements). Trade union recognition and status (questions of incorporation; role of unions and employer associations). Trade union rules; right to membership. Elections, secret ballots and remedies for election 'irregularities'. Conscientious objection to union membership. Equal opportunity and discrimination laws in respect of union members.

Objectives: On completion of the subject students should understand (1) the impact of laws (either through enhancement or restriction) which affect the right of workers to join together in trade unions; (2) the concept of freedom of association and the role played by the legislature and the courts in developing this concept; and (3) the development of the concept of the right to strike in Australian labour relations.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours writing time plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 60% + Research assignment (3000 words): 40% OR Examination (3 hours writing time plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 100%.

Contact Hours: Three hours of lectures per week

Prerequisites: LAW1100 Legal process OR LAW1101 Introduction to legal reasoning and LAW1102 Law in society