INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1984

Table of Provisions

PART I - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation
• 4 Crown bound by Act

PART II - Tasmanian Industrial Commission Division 1 - Constitution,

• 5 Constitution of the Commission
• 6 Provisions relating to appointment of Commissioners
• 6A Section 6A
• 7 Oath or affirmation of office
• 8 Judicial notice of official signatures of Commissioners
• 9 Protection of Commissioners
• 10 Substitute to act during absence of certain Commissioners
• 10A Section 10A
• 11 Removal and suspension of Commissioners
• 12 Resignation from office
• 13 Exercise of powers and jurisdiction of the President and the
Commission
• 14 Constitution of Full Bench of Commission
• 15 General functions and powers of President
• 16 Reference of industrial matters to Australian Commission for
determination under this Act
• 17 Power of Commission to sit in joint proceedings
• 18 Staff of Commission

Division 2 - Jurisdiction, functions and powers of the Commission

• 19 Jurisdiction of Commission
• 19AA Commission to review matters under section 50 of the State Service
Act 2000
• 19AB Commission to determine remuneration, &c., of members of
Parliament
• 19A Commission may conduct dispute resolutions
• 20 Commission to act according to equity and good conscience
• 21 Procedure of Commission and associated matters
• 22 Powers of inspection

Division 3 - Proceedings before the Commission

• 23 Applications for awards and variations of awards
• 24 Award hearings before Commissioner sitting alone
• 25 Award hearings before Full Bench
• 26 Proceedings may be in public or private
• 27 Intervention and appearances
• 28 Representation

Division 4 - Hearings for settling disputes

• 29 Hearings for settling disputes
• 30 Criteria applying to disputes relating to termination of employment
• 30A Employees under federal award
• 31 Orders arising from hearings

Division 5 - Cooperation between State industrial tribunals

• 31A Interpretation of Division
• 31B Joint proceedings
• 31C Commission may perform functions and exercise powers imposed and
conferred under industrial law of another State

PART III - Awards Division 1 - Power to make awards and related

• 32 Subject-matter of awards
• 33 Power of Commission to make awards in respect of private sector
employment
• 34 Power of Commission to make awards in respect of public sector
employment
• 35 Certain matters to be dealt with by Full Bench of Commission
• 36 Commission to be satisfied of public interest
• 37 Signature, operation and lodging of awards, &c.
• 38 Effect of awards
• 39 Validity of awards, &c.
• 40 Extension of awards by regulation
• 41 Formulation of grievance or dispute settling procedures
• 42 Award subject to Acts dealing with same subject-matter
• 43 Interpretation of awards
• 44 Evidence of awards, order, &c.
• 45 Disclosure of trade secrets

Division 2 - Provisions in respect of industries or employment not

• 46 Application of Division
• 47 General provisions as to employment

Division 2A - Minimum conditions of employment relating to all

• 47AA Purpose and application of Division
• 47AB Minimum weekly wage
• 47AC Maximum ordinary working hours
• 47AD Meal break
• 47AE Annual leave
• 47AF Personal leave
• 47AG Parental leave
• 47AH Redundancy
• 47AI Payments to be based on ordinary pay
• 47AJ Offence provision

Division 3 - Enforcement of awards and registered agreements

• 47A Enforcement of awards and registered agreements after transfer of
business
• 48 Breach of awards and registered agreements
• 49 Remuneration fixed by award or registered agreement
• 50 Piecework rates
• 50A Power to stand down without pay
• 51 Offences relating to remuneration
• 52 Remedy of employees
• 53 Employment subject to more than one award
• 54 Lock-outs and strikes

PART IV - Industrial Agreements and Private Arbitration

• 55 Making of industrial agreements
• 56 Registration and evidence of agreement
• 57 Addition of parties to industrial agreements
• 58 Persons bound by agreement
• 59 Variation, &c., of agreement
• 60 Award not to apply while agreement is in force
• 61 Private conciliation and arbitration

PART IVA - Enterprise Agreements Division 1 - Enterprise agreements

• 61A Interpretation
• 61B Purpose of enterprise agreement
• 61C Single or separate enterprises
• 61D Parties to enterprise agreement
• 61E Content of enterprise agreement
• 61F Minimum conditions of employment
• 61G Formal considerations
• 61H Lodgement of enterprise agreement
• 61I Hearing
• 61J Approval of enterprise agreement
• 61K Withdrawal from enterprise agreement
• 61L Registration of enterprise agreement
• 61M Effect of registered enterprise agreement
• 61N Persons bound by registered enterprise agreement
• 61O Duration of registered enterprise agreement
• 61P Variation of registered enterprise agreement
• 61Q Notice to be given of working conditions
• 61R Termination of registered enterprise agreement
• 61S New enterprises

Division 2 - Employee committees

• 61T Decision to form employee committee
• 61U Election of members of employee committee
• 61V Periodic elections
• 61W Function of employee committee
• 61X Decisions and procedure
• 61Y Casual vacancy
• 61Z Dissolution

Division 3 -

• 61ZA Section 61ZA
• 61ZB Section 61ZB
• 61ZC Section 61ZC

Division 4 - Miscellaneous

• 61ZD Secret ballots under this Part
• 61ZE Register

PART V - Registration of Organizations

• 62 Qualifications for registration
• 63 Registration of associations
• 63A Section 63A
• 64 Certificate of registration
• 65 Effect of registration
• 65A Recall and re-issue of certificate of registration
• 66 Extension of entitlement of rights specified in section 65 to
certain private employers and certain associations
• 67 Alteration of rules or constitutions of organizations
• 67A Amalgamation of organizations
• 68 Cancellation of registration

PART VI - Appeals

• 69 Interpretation of Part
• 70 Rights of appeal
• 71 Procedure on appeals
• 72 Provisions relating to finality of decisions of Full Bench

PART VII - Records and Inspection

• 73 Section 73
• 74 Functions of Secretary
• 75 Records of employment and advice of pay details
• 76 Powers of inspectors
• 77 Right of entry of union officials
• 78 Service of requisitions on employers, &c.

PART VIII - Miscellaneous

• 79 Employment of infirm persons
• 80 Employment of persons with disabilities in sheltered workshops,
&c.
• 81 Employment of students
• 82 Appeals in respect of matters under sections 79, 80 and 81
• 83 Requirements as to secrecy of officers, &c.
• 84 Copies of awards and registered agreements
• 85 Awards and registered agreements prevail
• 86 Prohibition on victimisation
• 87 Freedom of association
• 87A Responsibility of Secretary and Registrar for enforcement of certain
provisions of Act
• 88 Service of documents
• 89 Protection from liability
• 90 Provision for change of names of certain bodies
• 91 Section 91
• 92 Proceedings for offences
• 93 Offences by bodies corporate
• 94 Costs of administration
• 95 Application of penalties, &c.
• 96 Regulations
• 97 Power of Governor to make orders altering amounts in relation to
penalties in Act
• 98 Savings provision
• 99 Registered agreements and awards to remain in force
• 100 Validation and transitional
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