Western Australian Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1979 - SECT 14B

14B .         Performance of duties by dual Federal and State appointees

        (1)         As agreed from time to time by the Chief Commissioner and the President of the Australian Commission, a person who holds an office of member of the Commission and an office of member of the Australian Commission — 

            (a)         may perform the duties of the secondary office; and

            (b)         may exercise, in relation to a particular matter — 

                  (i)         any powers that the person has as a member of the Commission; and

                  (ii)         any powers that the person has as a member of the Australian Commission.

        (2)         The Minister may give directions in writing to the Chief Commissioner with respect to agreements under subsection (1) and the Chief Commissioner shall give effect to every such direction and shall not enter into any agreement under subsection (1) that is contrary to those directions.

        (3)         Directions under subsection (2) shall be limited to matters of administration and shall not deal with matters of conciliation or arbitration.

        (4)         The Minister shall cause a copy of any direction given under subsection (2) to be laid before each House of Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the date on which the direction was given.

        [Section 14B inserted by No. 99 of 1990 s. 6.]