Foreword

The 2001-02 annual report of the Australian Industrial Registry (the Registry) is provided pursuant to s.66 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (the Act).

The Registry's annual report was prepared in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, under subsections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999 (the PS Act), in June 2002. In accordance with the annual reporting guidelines, information about the Registry and its activities is contained in this report. A compliance index was developed from these guidelines and is published at Appendix 1, for the guidance of readers. A general index to the contents of the annual report can be found at the back of the Appendices.

The statutory functions of the Registry are specified under s.63 of the Act.

Contact Officer

The contact officer to whom inquiries regarding the annual report of the Australian Industrial Registry, including those from Members of Parliament and Senators, may be addressed, is as follows:

Name:           Terry Nassios
Title:          General Manager, Statutory Services Branch
Address:        Level 35
                80 Collins Street
                Melbourne VIC 3000
Telephone: (03) 8661 7818
Facsimile: (03) 9654 6672
Email:          terry.nassios@air.gov.au

Contact information for all Registry offices around Australia can be found in Appendix 2 of this report.

Internet Address

The annual reports for both the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (the Commission) and the Registry are accessible in electronic format on the Commission's Internet home page, at http://www.airc.gov.au. CD Rom versions of both annual reports are also available, in lieu of hardcopy versions, upon request.

Lists of related Internet sites accessible from the Commission's home page, publications and documents contributing to an understanding of the work of the Commission and the Registry, and glossaries of abbreviations, acronyms and terms used throughout this report, can be found at Appendices 7, 8 and 9 respectively.