New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsNotwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 , it shall be lawful for the Government of the State of Victoria, or the Victorian Authority, in the construction, management and control of any work by this Act or the agreement authorised to be carried out by the said State in New South Wales, to observe the same conditions and pay the same wages as prevail or are then being paid by the Victorian Authority in respect of similar work in the State of Victoria.