Consultation on the structure, independence, powers, resourcing and other matters relating to the new specialist division was conducted by the Honourable Murray Wilcox QC, who provided his report to the Government on 31 March 2009.
The consultation process has now closed.
On 3 April 2009 the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, The Hon Julia Gillard MP, released the Hon Justice Murray Wilcox QC's report into the transition to Fair Work Australia for the building and construction industry.
For more information view the report in PDF below, or view the Minister's media release.
Murray Rutledge Wilcox QC is a former Australian Federal Court Judge, serving from May 1984 until retiring in October 2006. He also served as the Chief Justice of the Industrial Relations Court of Australia.