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The conciliation and arbitration act 1904 -
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The conciliation and arbitration act 1904
- In 1904 the Australian parliament established the commonwealth court of conciliation and arbitration to conciliate and if, that failed arbitrate between unionists and employers in dispute. after the bitter strikes of the 1890s industrial harmony was high on the agenda of the new government. it was a part of the vision of creating a new society that left behind the ills of the old world and a belief that a fair society could be created.
Conciliation was an idea and had been discussed throughout that period of time by Politian Alfred Deakin and his liberals, and by the labor party . several colonies had begun to put things into action in the industrial areas such as setting up wages boards in Victoria and NSW. western Australia, south Australia and nsw had engaged with the idea of arbitration and conciliation to varying degrees. as early as 1898 as a royal commission on strikes in new south Wales claimed that 'the work of conciliation would be greatly assisted if there were in this colony an establishment organization instituted by the state and always ready to be called to action by either parties to a dispute. The convention of 1898 agreed. although not unanimously, to giving the commonwealth responsibility to provide arbitration to settle industrial disputes extending beyond one state. this resulted in second 51 and the constitution by which the federal government has the power to make laws with respect to conciliation and arbitration for the prevention and settlement of industrial disputes extending beyond the limits of any state. it showed advantages for both workers and employers. the labor party was in favor of some form of industrial court believing the worker would more likely gain wage increases from a court system than from strikes compulsory arbitration would also require formal of labor and

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