Good Faith Bargaining under the Fair Work Act 2009

The Fair Work Act 2009 imposes a legal obligation on the parties to collective bargaining to bargain in "good faith" - but what does this concept actually mean? In Australia, the jurisprudence on the meaning of good faith bargaining is still in its infancy. However, there are worrying signs that the good faith obligations under the Fair Work Act 2009 are being interpreted narrowly, in a way that emphasises continuity with the "hands-off" approach to bargaining that existed under the (now repeale