INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1988 No. 86 of 1988 - SECT 3 Objects of Act

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1988 No. 86 of 1988 - SECT 3

3. The objects of this Act are:

   (a)  to promote industrial harmony and co-operation among the parties
        involved in industrial relations in Australia;

   (b)  to provide a framework for the prevention and settlement of industrial
        disputes by conciliation and arbitration in a manner that minimises
        the disruptive effects of industrial disputes on the community;

   (c)  to ensure that, in the prevention and settlement of
        industrial disputes, proper regard is had to the interests of the
        parties immediately concerned and to the interests (including the
        economic interests) of the Australian community as a whole;

   (d)  to facilitate the prevention and prompt settlement of industrial
        disputes in a fair manner, and with the minimum of legal form and
        technicality;

   (e)  to provide for the observance and enforcement of agreements and awards
        made for the prevention or settlement of industrial disputes;

   (f)  to encourage the organisation of representative bodies of employers
        and employees and their registration under this Act;

   (g)  to encourage the democratic control of organisations, and the
        participation by their members in the affairs of organisations; and

   (h)  to encourage the efficient management of organisations.