INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1984
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1984
- Act 21 of 1984
- Royal Assent 16 May 1984
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I - Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Crown bound by Act
PART II - Tasmanian Industrial Commission Division 1 - Constitution,
&c., of the Commission
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
matters
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
otherwise subject to award or registered agreement
46. Application of Division
47. General provisions as to employment
Division 2A - Minimum conditions of employment relating to all
employees
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 -
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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
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
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