Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this Division
Commission means Commission in Court Session.
(2) Subject to this
Act, the Commission may, of its own motion or on the application of the
Council, the Chamber, the Mines and Metals Association or the
Minister —
(a) make
General Orders relating to industrial matters in accordance with and subject
to this Division; and
(b) add
to, vary, or rescind any General Order so made.
(3) A General Order
may be made to apply generally to employees throughout the State whether or
not they are employed under and subject to awards or industrial agreements or
may be limited to employees —
(a) who
are employed under and subject to awards or industrial agreements; or
(b) who
are not so employed,
but shall not apply to
any employee whose conditions of employment may not be determined by the
Commission.
(4) A General Order
applying to or with respect to employees of the kind referred to in
subsection (3)(a) may add to or vary all awards and industrial agreements
or may be limited in its effect to such awards and industrial agreements or
awards or industrial agreements as may be specified in the General Order.
[(5), (6) deleted]
(7) A General Order
shall not be made in respect of preference of employment at the time of, or
during, employment by reason of being or not being a member of an
organisation.
[Section 50
amended by No. 94 of 1984 s. 32 and 66; No. 15 of 1993
s. 18 and 31; No. 20 of 2002 s. 179 and 190(4); No. 36 of
2006 s. 13.]