Centenary of the Commission

When:	National tour – various dates nationally from 21 October 2004 to late 2007.
Where:	National tour including Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide, Darwin, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart. Physical display currently showing – AIRC, Kirby Archives, L8, 11 Exhibition Street, Melbourne.
Opened by:	The Hon. John Button and Mr George Polites CBE in Melbourne on 21 October 2004 at the Industrial Relations Society of Australia Convention.

The exhibition deals with the development of conciliation and arbitration over the 100 years since the establishment of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in 1904. It features a detailed timeline with information including appointments to the tribunal, summaries of significant cases, major legislative changes and key industrial and contemporary events. The exhibition is in three parts – a six-metre long, doublesided physical display, an electronic display accessed by a stand-alone computer and a collection of framed photographs.

Documents related to the exhibition:

Exhibition guide (PDF)
List of significant cases 1906–2004 (doc)

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