Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1988 No. 86 of 1988 - SECT 10

10. (1) The Governor-General may only appoint a person as the President if:

   (a)  the person has been a Judge of a court created by the Parliament or a
        court of a State or Territory, or has been enrolled as a legal
        practitioner of the High Court, or the Supreme Court of a State or
        Territory, for at least 5 years; and

   (b)  in the opinion of the Governor-General, the person is, because of
        skills and experience in the field of industrial relations, a suitable
        person to be appointed as President.

(2) The Governor-General may only appoint a person as a Deputy President if:

   (a)  the person has been a Judge of a court created by the Parliament or a
        court of a State or Territory, or has been enrolled as a legal
        practitioner of the High Court, or the Supreme Court of a State or
        Territory, for at least 5 years;

   (b)  the person has had experience at a high level in industry or commerce
        or in the service of:

        (i)    a peak council or another association representing the
               interests of employers or employees; or

        (ii)   a government or an authority of a government; or

   (c)  the person has, at least 5 years previously, obtained a degree of a
        university or an educational qualification of a similar standard after
        studies in the field of law, economics or industrial relations, or
        some other field of study considered by the Governor-General to have
        substantial relevance to the duties of a Deputy President; and, in the
        opinion of the Governor-General, the person is, because of skills and
        experience in the field of industrial relations, a suitable person to
        be appointed as a Deputy President.

(3) The Governor-General may only appoint a person as a Commissioner if the
person has, in the opinion of the Governor-General, appropriate skills and
experience in the field of industrial relations.