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Commissioner Don Brown was appointed as the inaugural Queensland Workplace Rights Ombudsman in control of the QWRO which commenced operation from 2 July 2007. The Ombudsman’s functions include the provision of information and advice to Queensland workers and employers about their workplace rights and obligations, and to promote fair and equitable practices in Queensland workplaces. The Ombudsman is charged with investigating and publicizing unlawful, unfair or inappropriate industrial relations and other work related matters in Queensland. The Ombudsman also advises the Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations, the Hon. John Mickel MP, on the impact of industrial relations laws in Queensland workplaces as well as providing quarterly and annual reports to the Queensland Parliament. 

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