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Western Australia
Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2000
CONTENTS
1. Short title 1
2. Commencement 2
3. The Act amended 2
4. Section 115 inserted 2
5. Schedule 3 inserted 2
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2000
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1979.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Industrial Relations Amendment
Act 2000.
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2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives
the Royal Assent.
3. The Act amended
5 The amendments in this Act are to the Industrial Relations
Act 1979*.
[* Reprinted as at 4 February 2000.]
4. Section 115 inserted
After section 114 the following section is inserted --
10 "
115. Police officers
Schedule 3 has effect.
".
5. Schedule 3 inserted
15 After Schedule 2 the following Schedule is inserted --
"
Schedule 3 -- Police officers
[s. 115]
1. Interpretation
20 In this Schedule --
"Arbitrator" has the same meaning as in section 80C(1);
"police officer" means a person appointed --
(a) under Part I of the Police Act 1892 to be a
member of the Police Force of Western
25 Australia;
(b) under Part I of the Police Act 1892 to be a police
cadet;
(c) under Part III of the Police Act 1892 to be a
special constable; or
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(d) under section 38A of the Police Act 1892 to be
an aboriginal aide.
2. Application of Act to police officer
(1) Before the coming into operation of the Industrial Relations
5 Amendment Act 2000 this Act is taken to have applied to
and in respect of a police officer, and to have had effect
accordingly, as if --
(a) the police officer were an employee; and
(b) the Minister for Police were the employer of the
10 police officer.
(2) On and from the coming into operation of the Industrial
Relations Amendment Act 2000 this Act applies to and in
respect of a police officer, and has effect accordingly, as
if --
15 (a) the police officer were a Government officer within
the meaning of section 80C; and
(b) the Commissioner of Police were the employer,
within the meaning of section 80C, of the police
officer,
20 and for that purpose, a reference in the Act to an employee
is taken to include a reference to a Government officer.
(3) Despite subclause (2), an Arbitrator does not have
jurisdiction to enquire into or deal with, or refer to the
Commission in Court Session or the Full Bench any matter
25 relating to or arising from the reduction in rank or salary,
suspension from duty, removal, discharge or dismissal under
the Police Act 1892 of a police officer.
3. Western Australian Police Union of Workers
The Western Australian Police Union of Workers is taken to
30 be, and to have always been, an organisation of employees.
".
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