FEDERAL ARBITRATION
GOVERNMENT MOVES TO ABOLISH COURT STATES TO HAVE CONTROL CANBERRA, Friday. The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, today moved the second reading of the Bill to abolish the Federal Arbitration Court. Mr. Bruce said the Government was determined to evacuate the field of industrial regulation, save in respect of shipping and the waterside industries. The Government had found that the attitude of the various unions was such that it was impossible to enforce the penalties under the Court’s awards. Moreover, those working under the awards accepted them only when it suited them, and resorted to direct action when it seemed likely that they could get more benefits than from the Court. The States would now have full control of their industrial problems, and be free from their present trammels to use whatever methods were best suited to their individual interests. The Bill provides for the control of the maritime industry by a number of committees, and the present Judges of the Arbitration Court will become associated with the Maritime Industry Court. The debate on the Bill was adjourned.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 750, 24 August 1929, Page 11
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