Minister for Employee Relations (New South Wales)

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The Minister for Industrial Relations was a Minister of the Crown of the New South Wales Government between 1895 and 2019 who had responsibility for matters relating to industrial and labour laws and regulation in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The portfolio was established in 1895 in the Reid ministry and titled Minister for Labour and Industry, held in conjunction with the Minister of Public Instruction.

History[]

The 1890s in New South Wales were a period of depression, with soaring unemployment and poverty, accompanied by industrial disputes and strikes, such as the bitter and prolonged 1890 Australian maritime dispute, the 1891 and 1894 shearers' strikes and the 1892 Broken Hill miners' strike.The Government Labour Bureau was established in February 1892 in response to the soaring unemployment and poverty brought on by the depression, with its principal tasks being in finding work for the unemployed and assisting families.[1] There was also a legislative response, such as Trade Disputes Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1892, Apprentices Act 1894, and the Factories and Shops Act 1896.

The portfolio was established to be responsible for industrial registration, safety in the workplace, and the labour exchange, including the Government Labour Bureau.[2]

Industrial relations in NSW was affected by the WorkChoices legislation and the Fair Work Act, which saw the Commonwealth assume responsibility for private sector employment matters. In 2017 Industrial Relations came within The Treasury and the portfolio was abolished in 2019 and merged into the portfolio of Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts.[3]

At the time of its abolition, the minister was Dominic Perrottet, who was also the Treasurer, since 30 January 2017.[4][5]

List of ministers[]

Title Minister [6] Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister of Public Instruction
Minister for Labour and Industry 		Jacob Garrard   Free Trade 11 March 1895 15 August 1898 3 years, 157 days
James Hogue 27 August 1898 13 September 1899 1 year, 17 days
John Perry   Protectionist 14 September 1899 27 March 1901 4 years, 274 days
  Progressive 28 March 1901 14 June 1904
John Fegan 17 June 1904 29 August 1904 73 days
Broughton O'Conor   Liberal Reform 29 August 1904 13 May 1907 2 years, 257 days
James Hogue 14 May 1907 1 October 1907 140 days
Minister for Labour and Industry William Wood 2 October 1907 21 January 1908 111 days
James Hogue 22 January 1908 20 October 1910 2 years, 271 days
George Beeby   Labor 21 October 1910 10 September 1911 324 days
Campbell Carmichael 11 September 1911 26 November 1911 76 days
George Beeby 27 November 1911 9 December 1912 1 year, 12 days
Campbell Carmichael 10 December 1912 29 June 1913 201 days
James McGowen 30 June 1913 29 January 1914 213 days
John Estell 29 January 1914 31 October 1916 2 years, 276 days
Henry Hoyle 31 October 1916 15 November 1916 15 days
George Beeby   Nationalist 15 November 1916 23 July 1919 2 years, 250 days
Augustus James 23 July 1919 12 April 1920 264 days
George Cann   Labor 12 April 1920 10 October 1921 1 year, 181 days
Minister for Labour Greg McGirr 10 October 1921 20 December 1921 71 days
Minister of Public Instruction and Labour and Industry Thomas Ley   Nationalist 20 December 1921 20 December 1921 7 hours
Minister for Labour Edward Kavanagh   Labor 20 December 1921 13 April 1922 114 days
Minister for Labour and Industry Ernest Farrar   Nationalist 13 April 1922 17 June 1925 3 years, 65 days
Jack Baddeley   Labor 17 June 1925 18 October 1927 2 years, 123 days
Ernest Farrar   Nationalist 18 October 1927 3 November 1930 3 years, 16 days
Jack Baddeley   Labor 4 November 1930 15 October 1931 345 days
  Labor (NSW) 15 October 1931 13 May 1932 211 days
John Dunningham   Nationalist 16 May 1932 26 May 1938 6 years, 10 days
Alexander Mair 1 June 1938 13 October 1938 134 days
Herbert Hawkins 13 October 1938 16 June 1939 246 days
Athol Richardson 26 June 1939 5 August 1939 51 days
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services 5 August 1939 16 August 1939
George Gollan 16 August 1939 16 May 1941 1 year, 273 days
Hamilton Knight   Labor 16 May 1941 6 February 1947 5 years, 266 days
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare 6 February 1947 29 October 1947
Jack Baddeley 29 October 1947 9 March 1948 132 days
Frank Finnan 9 March 1948 30 June 1950 4 years, 351 days
Minister for Labour and Industry 30 June 1950 23 February 1953
Abe Landa 23 February 1953 15 March 1956 3 years, 21 days
Jim Maloney 15 March 1956 13 May 1965 9 years, 59 days
Eric Willis   Liberal 13 May 1965 11 March 1971 5 years, 302 days
Frederick Hewitt 11 March 1971 14 May 1976 5 years, 64 days
Minister for Industrial Relations Paul Landa   Labor 14 May 1976 9 August 1976 87 days
Pat Hills 9 August 1976 4 July 1986 11 years, 225 days
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Employment 		4 July 1986 21 March 1988
Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment John Fahey   Liberal 25 March 1988 24 July 1990 4 years, 100 days
Minister for Industrial Relations 24 July 1990 3 July 1992
John Hannaford 3 July 1992 26 May 1993 327 days
Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment Kerry Chikarovski 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Minister for Industrial Relations Jeff Shaw   Labor 4 April 1995 28 June 2000 6 years, 85 days
John Della Bosca 28 June 2000 13 June 2008 7 years, 351 days
Eric Roozendaal 13 June 2008 8 September 2008 87 days
Tony Kelly 8 September 2008 11 September 2008 2 days
John Hatzistergos 11 September 2008 8 December 2009 1 year, 88 days
John Robertson 8 December 2009 21 May 2010 164 days
Paul Lynch 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 311 days
Minister for Industrial Relations Mike Baird   Liberal 12 September 2012 17 April 2014 1 year, 217 days
Mike Gallacher 23 April 2014 7 May 2014 14 days
Andrew Constance 7 May 2014 2 April 2015 330 days
Gladys Berejiklian 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 1 year, 303 days
Dominic Perrottet 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2 years, 52 days [5]

Former ministerial titles[]

Employment[]

Title Minister [6] Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Employment Laurie Brereton   Labor 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Bob Debus 5 April 1984 4 July 1986 2 years, 90 days
Pat Hills 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 1 year, 261 days
Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment John Fahey   Liberal 25 March 1988 24 July 1990 2 years, 121 days
Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment 24 July 1990 3 July 1992 1 year, 345 days
Minister for Employment and Training Virginia Chadwick 3 July 1992 26 May 1993 327 days
Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment Kerry Chikarovski 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days

References[]

  1. ^ "AGY-2367 Government Labour Bureau". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "PFO-8 Labour and Industry". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ Vukovic, Dom; Gerathy, Sarah; McDonald, Philippa (29 January 2017). "NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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