New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
"award" has the same meaning as it has in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 .
"Code of Practice Committee" means the committee described in clause 5 of Part
2 of the Homeworkers Code.
"Council" means the Ethical Clothing Trades Council constituted by this Act.
"employer" of an outworker in the clothing trades means a person described in
clause 1 (f) of Schedule 1 to the Industrial Relations Act 1996 as the
employer of the outworker.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"Homeworkers Code" means the agreement, known as the Homeworkers Code of
Practice, containing two parts and Part 2 of which was signed on behalf of The
Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia, The Council of the Textile
and Fashion Industries Ltd, The Australian Chamber of Manufacturers and The
Australian Business Chamber and various individual companies in 1997.
"industrial organisation" has the same meaning as it has in the Industrial
Relations Act 1996 .
"industrial relations legislation" has the same meaning as it has in the
Industrial Relations Act 1996 .
"lawful entitlements" of an outworker means the entitlements conferred on the
outworker by law, including any entitlements conferred by or under the
industrial relations legislation or any other legislation.
"mandatory code" means a code of practice in force under Part 3.
"outworker" in the clothing trades means a person described in clause 1 (f) of
Schedule 1 to the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and who is an employee within
the meaning of that Act.
Note: A person described in Schedule 1 (f) as an outworker in the clothing trades is any person (not being the occupier of a factory) who performs outside a factory any work in the clothing trades or the manufacture of clothing products, whether directly or indirectly, for the occupier of a factory or a trader who sells clothing by wholesale or retail."Target Code" means the Deed of Co-operation between the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia and Target Australia Pty Ltd dated 28 July 1995.