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The legislation  Â· .  which sets up this Bureau -will introduce into industrial .  .  ' /relations precisely .  the same principles of civil liber ty Ã¢ÂÂ   ’ ' ;  and equality before the law that .we .take for . Â·  granted .in every Ã¢ÂÂ¢  - .  other -  area of human behaviour .  '  Ã¢ÂÂ   Â·  Â·',;.:Â·; vYÂ·. Â·  Â·  -  '  -... . Â·Â·Ã¢ÂÂ .Ã¢ÂÂ Â·'. . - Â·-Â·.Â·Â· - Â· -'Â· Â· Â·Â·'Ã¢ÂÂ Â·; - .- Â· . .Â· Â·  "  '  '  '  "  - Â· . . Â·Â·: . . Â· Â· , Â· .  Â· Â· Â· -Â· - Â· . Â·Â· . ' .  Y  Ã¢ÂÂ  - L - f . - .1 ...am absolutely certain that this legislation has strong and  :  widespread' support throughout'Australia - for i t .is Ã¢ÂÂ   legislation  :based on our policy that was endorsed overwhelmingly at the last  election .  .  '  '  "Â· .  '  . '  . '  / '  ’ÃÂ»/'/'Ã‘ÃÂ'.ÃÂ: - .  . . .  . Â· ; - ' ; ' .There has been some emotional, ill-informed and sometimes .  Ã¢ÂÂ   . deliberately misleading attacks on the broad thrust of this Ã¢ÂÂ   Â·  Â· Â· .-legislation.  We have heard repeated talk of industrial confrontaÂ­ tion and"even o f .threats to bring Australia to its knees. I think  it is worth asking a simple question.  .  What sort of industrial '   relations policy would it be if it got the applause of extremist  '  union leaders? V Ã¢ÂÂ   .  - .  .  :  "  '- Â·  .  -. f ... .Ã¢ÂÂ  Â· Surely, if the only industrial relations policy that may be Â· -  implemented is that acceptable only to a few, but influential, .  extremist union leaders, then that says something very disturbing  about the way our society is heading. ’  Â·  Â·  :  - . " ,  .  .  .' /If some If some people still believe the policy is unreasonable, they  Ã¢ÂÂ¢should think back to the times when certain trade union leaders,  defied the Arbitration Commission and set out to inconvenience  the n a t i o n .  Ã¢ÂÂ   -  .  . . .  Â· . The point often missed here is that the people they inconvenience  most are .the working men and women they claim to represent. It  .is the working man and his family that are most affected, by '   stoppages,  strikes, bans and go-slows jpst before a holiday  weekend or before a Christmas holiday per.iod.. Ã¢ÂÂ¢ * The men who are claiming our policies are unreasonable are those  -who refused to a ccept"the umpire's verdict. They refused to abide  Ã¢ÂÂ¢;by the Arbitration Commission's decision. '  Some have refused . because t h e i r .political philosophy is directed to the destruction  of- our system of Government.  Their central concern is their own  power, That is why they attack the Industrial B u r e a u .  They do  'not w a n t 'any control that could threaten the exercise of their  own p o w e r .  Â·  Â·; Â·  .  v '  '  Ã¢ÂÂ   :  .  -  <  '  Â· Â· .  ."Â· Ã¢ÂÂ   '. =  ]  '  j _  <  Â·  Â·  . .  _  .  Â·  ^ Â·  '  Â·  _ - * * Â·  - Ã¢ÂÂ   .  / '  '  Ã¢ÂÂ ;Â·Â·*." Â·;%“ *  "  ;  Â· . Â·  % . Â· Â· ’  Â·  "  * ' .  -  '  v Â·  Ã¢ÂÂ  The Government is not on a confrontation course with the trade  union leadership over the Industrial Relations Bureau. It is  Ã¢ÂÂ not the Government that talks confrontation. It is others -  including Mr. Hawke - who seem determined to set a .firm . Â· .  confrontation, ;  course. '  '  '  ,  ,Â· . T h e Ã¢ÂÂ proper place to decide these issues is in the Parliament. That is why the legislation will lie on the table of the House  .to give every opportunity for constructive and reasoned d e b a t e . TheÂ· Government will *  be arguing that the legislation simply seeks  Ã¢ÂÂ¢-to* protect the rights of individuals' - a n d "  the community - in a  fair and reasonable w a y . We are seeking to give Australians-a  better go. '  .  .  . .  ;-fcÂ· ' '  ' Â·  .  . '  Â· Â· Ã¢ÂÂ¢I believe the legislation is very fair, and just. I also believe  that it is infinitely important to the future of Australia that it  be supported.  .  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:TheÃ¢ÂÂ   Bureau will protect people against .  the wrong actions "Ã¢ÂÂ¢of either employer or union Ã¢ÂÂ It will work in the best interests  . -  of Australians and the community.  at large - and not against those i '. Ã¢ÂÂ   ^ . Â· Â·=Â·'

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. ,  Despite what some critics may say, the Industrial. Relations . 'Bureau will not be an. industrial policeman.' '  In fact,. the ;  Ã¢ÂÂ Ã¢ÂÂ '.Â·Ã¢ÂÂ ' ffGovernment sees the Bureau as a type of industrial ombudsman.  Ã¢ÂÂ   Â· ' , Ã¢ÂÂ¢  It-will help ensure the general supervision and. observance of

'  Federal'industrial l a w .  It will be a focal point for individual's  ,  .'complaints.  It will be required to investigate individual's ' . - -  complaints and if the complaint is justified the Bureau will .  , seek to have the matter rectified. ft :'Â·. ' .  ' Ã¢ÂÂ   ‘  ': '

-.4 Â· Â· .  Â·;Â· . .  . . Â· Â·  > .  Â·  Â· -  .Â·Â·.;Â·... . . Â· : . . :  . . Â·  Â· ,  Â· . Â·  : Â· Â·  . . .  '  Â· / ; Â· . ' Ã¢ÂÂ   ,1 want to make an important point clear here. The legislation  Â· .  which sets up this Bureau -will introduce into industrial .  .  ' /relations precisely .  the same principles of civil liber ty Ã¢ÂÂ   ’ ' ;  and equality before the law that .we .take for . Â·  granted .in every

Ã¢ÂÂ¢  - .  other -  area of human behaviour .  '  Ã¢ÂÂ   Â·  Â·',;.:Â·; vYÂ·. Â·  Â·  -  '  -... . Â·Â·Ã¢ÂÂ .Ã¢ÂÂ Â·'. . - Â·-Â·.Â·Â· - Â· -'Â· Â· Â·Â·'Ã¢ÂÂ Â·; - .- Â· . .Â· Â·  "  '  '  '  "

- Â· . . Â·Â·: . . Â· Â· , Â· .  Â· Â· Â· -Â· - Â· . Â·Â· . ' .  Y  Ã¢ÂÂ  - L - f . - .1 ...am absolutely certain that this legislation has strong and  :  widespread' support throughout'Australia - for i t .is Ã¢ÂÂ   legislation  :based on our policy that was endorsed overwhelmingly at the last  election .  .  '  '  "Â· .  '  . '  . '  / '  ’ÃÂ»/'/'Ã‘ÃÂ'.ÃÂ: - .  . . .  . Â· ; - ' ; ' .There has been some emotional, ill-informed and sometimes .  Ã¢ÂÂ   . deliberately misleading attacks on the broad thrust of this Ã¢ÂÂ   Â·  Â· Â· .-legislation.  We have heard repeated talk of industrial confrontaÂ­ tion and"even o f .threats to bring Australia to its knees. I think  it is worth asking a simple question.  .  What sort of industrial '   relations policy would it be if it got the applause of extremist  '  union leaders? V Ã¢ÂÂ   .  - .  .  :  "  '- Â·  .  -. f ... .Ã¢ÂÂ  Â· Surely, if the only industrial relations policy that may be Â· -  implemented is that acceptable only to a few, but influential, .  extremist union leaders, then that says something very disturbing  about the way our society is heading. ’  Â·  Â·  :  - . " ,  .  .  .' /If some If some people still believe the policy is unreasonable, they  Ã¢ÂÂ¢should think back to the times when certain trade union leaders,  defied the Arbitration Commission and set out to inconvenience  the n a t i o n .  Ã¢ÂÂ   -  .  . . .  Â· . The point often missed here is that the people they inconvenience  most are .the working men and women they claim to represent. It  .is the working man and his family that are most affected, by '   stoppages,  strikes, bans and go-slows jpst before a holiday  weekend or before a Christmas holiday per.iod.. Ã¢ÂÂ¢ * The men who are claiming our policies are unreasonable are those  -who refused to a ccept"the umpire's verdict. They refused to abide  Ã¢ÂÂ¢;by the Arbitration Commission's decision. '  Some have refused . because t h e i r .political philosophy is directed to the destruction  of- our system of Government.  Their central concern is their own  power, That is why they attack the Industrial B u r e a u .  They do  'not w a n t 'any control that could threaten the exercise of their  own p o w e r .  Â·  Â·; Â·  .  v '  '  Ã¢ÂÂ   :  .  -  <  '  Â· Â· .  ."Â· Ã¢ÂÂ   '. =  ]  '  j _  <  Â·  Â·  . .  _  .  Â·  ^ Â·  '  Â·  _ - * * Â·  - Ã¢ÂÂ   .  / '  '  Ã¢ÂÂ ;Â·Â·*." Â·;%“ *  "  ;  Â· . Â·  % . Â· Â· ’  Â·  "  * ' .  -  '  v Â·  Ã¢ÂÂ  The Government is not on a confrontation course with the trade  union leadership over the Industrial Relations Bureau. It is  Ã¢ÂÂ not the Government that talks confrontation. It is others -  including Mr. Hawke - who seem determined to set a .firm . Â· .  confrontation, ;  course. '  '  '  ,  ,Â· . T h e Ã¢ÂÂ proper place to decide these issues is in the Parliament. That is why the legislation will lie on the table of the House  .to give every opportunity for constructive and reasoned d e b a t e . TheÂ· Government will *  be arguing that the legislation simply seeks  Ã¢ÂÂ¢-to* protect the rights of individuals' - a n d "  the community - in a  fair and reasonable w a y . We are seeking to give Australians-a  better go. '  .  .  . .  ;-fcÂ· ' '  ' Â·  .  . '  Â· Â· Ã¢ÂÂ¢I believe the legislation is very fair, and just. I also believe  that it is infinitely important to the future of Australia that it  be supported.  .  '  Â·  ‘  Â·Â·'Â·.Â· Â·  \ Ã¢ÂÂ ; Â· . .1  Ã¢ÂÂ

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.1 ...am absolutely certain that this legislation has strong and  :  widespread' support throughout'Australia - for i t .is Ã¢ÂÂ   legislation  :based on our policy that was endorsed overwhelmingly at the last  election .  .  '  '  "Â· .  '  . '  . '  / '  ’ÃÂ»/'/'Ã‘ÃÂ'.ÃÂ: - .  . . .  . Â· ; - ' ; '

.There has been some emotional, ill-informed and sometimes .  Ã¢ÂÂ   . deliberately misleading attacks on the broad thrust of this Ã¢ÂÂ   Â·  Â· Â· .-legislation.  We have heard repeated talk of industrial confrontaÂ­ tion and"even o f .threats to bring Australia to its knees. I think

it is worth asking a simple question.  .  What sort of industrial '   relations policy would it be if it got the applause of extremist  '  union leaders? V Ã¢ÂÂ   .  - .  .  :  "  '- Â·  .  -. f ... .Ã¢ÂÂ  Â·

Surely, if the only industrial relations policy that may be Â· -  implemented is that acceptable only to a few, but influential, .  extremist union leaders, then that says something very disturbing  about the way our society is heading. ’  Â·  Â·  :  - . " ,  .  .  .'

/If some

If some people still believe the policy is unreasonable, they  Ã¢ÂÂ¢should think back to the times when certain trade union leaders,  defied the Arbitration Commission and set out to inconvenience  the n a t i o n .  Ã¢ÂÂ   -  .  . . .  Â· .

The point often missed here is that the people they inconvenience  most are .the working men and women they claim to represent. It  .is the working man and his family that are most affected, by '

stoppages,  strikes, bans and go-slows jpst before a holiday  weekend or before a Christmas holiday per.iod.. Ã¢ÂÂ¢ *

The men who are claiming our policies are unreasonable are those  -who refused to a ccept"the umpire's verdict. They refused to abide  Ã¢ÂÂ¢;by the Arbitration Commission's decision. '  Some have refused . because t h e i r .political philosophy is directed to the destruction

of- our system of Government.  Their central concern is their own  power, That is why they attack the Industrial B u r e a u .  They do

'not w a n t 'any control that could threaten the exercise of their  own p o w e r .  Â·  Â·; Â·  .  v '  '  Ã¢ÂÂ   :  .  -  <  '  Â· Â· .  ."Â· Ã¢ÂÂ   '. =  ]  '  j _  <  Â·  Â·  .

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The Government is not on a confrontation course with the trade  union leadership over the Industrial Relations Bureau. It is  Ã¢ÂÂ not the Government that talks confrontation. It is others -  including Mr. Hawke - who seem determined to set a .firm . Â·

.  confrontation, ;  course. '  '  '  ,  ,Â· .

T h e Ã¢ÂÂ proper place to decide these issues is in the Parliament. That is why the legislation will lie on the table of the House

.to give every opportunity for constructive and reasoned d e b a t e .

TheÂ· Government will *  be arguing that the legislation simply seeks  Ã¢ÂÂ¢-to* protect the rights of individuals' - a n d "  the community - in a  fair and reasonable w a y . We are seeking to give Australians-a  better go. '  .  .  . .  ;-fcÂ· ' '  ' Â·  .  . '  Â· Â·

Ã¢ÂÂ¢I believe the legislation is very fair, and just. I also believe  that it is infinitely important to the future of Australia that it  be supported.  .  '  Â·  ‘  Â·Â·'Â·.Â· Â·  \ Ã¢ÂÂ ; Â· .

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