New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COAL INDUSTRY (INDUSTRIAL MATTERS) ACT 1946 - SECT 54B

54B Application of Commonwealth Industrial Relations Act to coal mining industry in the State

(1) Application of Commonwealth Industrial Relations Act The provisions of the Commonwealth Industrial Relations Act, as in force for the time being, and as modified by or under this Act, apply as a law of the State for the purpose of enabling the Australian Commission to perform functions or exercise powers with respect to matters pertaining to the relationship between employers in the coal mining industry in the State and their employees. Those provisions so apply as if the Commonwealth Industrial Relations Act extends to disputes in the State that do not extend beyond the limits of the State.

(2) Functions and powers The Australian Commission may accordingly perform functions and exercise powers under those provisions with respect to those matters, whether or not there is a dispute extending beyond the limits of the State.

(3) Interpretation of Commonwealth Act The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth, as in force for the time being, applies as a law of the State in relation to provisions applied by subsection (1), and so applies as if those provisions were respectively an Act of the Commonwealth or rules of court or regulations under such an Act, as the case requires.

(4) Non-application of State Interpretation Act The Interpretation Act 1987 does not apply in relation to the provisions applied by subsection (1).

(5) Modification of Commonwealth Act The regulations may modify the provisions of the Commonwealth Industrial Relations Act for the purposes of this section.