Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRADING (ALLOWABLE HOURS) ACT 1990

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act

           Part 2--Interpretation

   4.      Meaning of terms
   5.      Exempt shops
   6.      Independent retail shops

           Part 3--Administration

   7.      Confidentiality
   8.      Industrial inspector's powers of investigation and enforcement
   9.      Limitation on authority to enter
   10.     Duty of industrial inspector
   11.     Duty of occupier etc. to assist industrial inspector
   12.     Protection from self-incrimination
   13.     Protection from liability

           Part 4--Trading hours in shops

   16.     Cases where this part not applicable
   17.     Closure of independent retail shops
   19.     Closure of non-exempt shops not to confer advantage
   20.     Closure on bank holidays

           Part 5--Orders concerning non-exempt shops, exhibitions and special displays

   21.     Trading hours orders on non-exempt shops
   22.     Orders on exhibitions etc.
   23.     Powers and procedures relevant to proceedings under ss 21 and 22
   24.     Industrial commission hearings
   25.     Leave may be granted by full bench
   26.     Matters relevant to s 21 order
   27.     Summary dismissal of application
   28.     Occupier to comply with order relating to premises
   29.     Compliance with conditions for exhibitions etc.
   30.     Injunction to enforce observance of trading hours
   31.     Cancellation of obsolete orders

           Part 5A--Trading hours for south-east Queensland area

   31A.    Industrial commission decision of no effect
   31B.    Industrial commission order amended

           Part 6--Anzac Day provisions

   32.     Meaning of Anzac Day
   33.     Anzac Day a holiday for all employees
   34.     Real estate sales prohibited
   35.     Closure of places of public amusement
   36.     Closure of other places

           Part 7--Offences and proceedings

   36A.    Protection for current employees
   37.     Soliciting business to be transacted outside trading hours
   38.     Certain persons not to be employed as watchpersons
   39.     Obstruction of industrial inspector
   40.     Forgery etc.
   41.     General offence
   42.     Quantum of pecuniary penalty
   43.     Manner of proceedings under Act
   44.     Parties to offences
   45.     Liability for offence committed by employee
   46.     Evidentiary provisions
   47.     Regulations

           Part 8--Transitional provisions

   48.     Extension of trading hours does not affect pay rates
           Endnotes