The Hancock Report was a report on the Australian system of industrial relations system by the central government compiled by Keith Hancock. The report argued for a centralised industrial relations system centred on award and argued against decentralisation and enterprise bargaining.[1] The report's findings were handed down in 1985 and started a long debate over industrial relations in Australia.[1][2] Most of the report's recommendations were implemented in the Industrial Relations Bill 1987 (later reintroduced with minimal changes as the Industrial Relations Bill 1988).[2]
The Hancock Report's findings also led to the formation of the H.R. Nicholls Society, an industrial relations think tank strongly in favour of deregulation and decentralisation.
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- ^ a b Brown, W. J.; Rowe, L. G. (30 June 2016). "The Hancock Report: False Prescription for a Wrong Diagnosis:". Journal of Industrial Relations. doi:10.1177/002218568502700406.
- ^ a b "Historical Perspective Industrial Relations In Australia". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2018.