The H.R. Nicholls Society was founded in 1986.

The Society is a committed advocate for sensible industrial relations reform.

It aims to:

  • promote discussion about the operation of industrial relations in Australia including the system of determining wages and other conditions of employment;

  • promote the rule of law with respect to employers and employee organisations alike;

  • promote reform of the current wage-fixing system; and

  • support the necessity for labour relations to be conducted in such a way as to promote economic development in Australia.

The H.R. Nicholls Society holds national conferences, publishes a volume of proceedings titled Arbitration in Contempt, and contributes to the public industrial relations discourse by publishing original research and submissions to the government.