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Contents (1996 - 17)
Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17Status informationLong title
1 Name of Act 2 Commencement 3 Objects 4 Dictionary 5 Definition of employee 6 Definition of industrial matters 7 Definition of industry 8 Definition of industrial instrument 9 Notes in text 9A Employers declared not to be national system
employers 9B Referral of workplace relations matters to
Commonwealth Chapter 2 Employment
Part 1 Awards
Division 1 Awards generally
10 Commission may make awards 11 When award may be made 12 Persons bound by award 13 Formal matters relating to making of award 14 Mandatory dispute resolution procedures in
awards 15 Commencement of award 16 Term of award 17 Variation or rescission of award 18 Exemptions from awards 19 Review of awards 20 Consolidation of awards and rescission of obsolete
awards 20A (Repealed) Division 2 Particular conditions of employment in
21 Conditions to be provided in awards on
application 22 Maximum ordinary hours of employment 23 Equal remuneration and other conditions 24 Employment protection provisions 25 Provisions relevant to technological change 26 Minimum sick leave entitlements 27 Prohibition on cashing-in of accumulated sick
leave 28 Other provisions not affected Part 2 Enterprise agreements
28A Definitions 29 Making of enterprise agreements 30 Coverage of enterprise agreement 31 Parties to an enterprise agreement Division 2 Approval of enterprise agreements
32 Enterprise agreement required to be approved 33 Principles for approval of enterprise
agreements 34 Application for approval of enterprise
agreement 35 Approval of enterprise agreement by Commission 36 Special requirements relating to enterprise agreements to
which employees are parties 36A Determination of comparable award for purposes of
approval of agreement for employees without award coverage 37 Secret ballots under this Part Division 3 General
38 Form and content of enterprise agreement 39 Mandatory dispute resolution procedures in enterprise
agreements 40 Persons bound by enterprise agreement 41 Enterprise agreements prevail over State awards 42 Term of enterprise agreement 43 Variation of an enterprise agreement 44 Termination of enterprise agreement 45 Register and publication of enterprise
agreements 46 Notification of enterprise agreements to new
employees 47 Enterprise agreement conditions—flow-on Part 3 National and State decisions
48 What is a National decision? 49 What is a State decision? 50 Adoption of National decisions 51 Making of State decisions 52 Variation of awards and other orders on adoption of
National decisions or making of State decisions Part 4 Parental leave
Division 1 Parental leave generally
53 Employees to whom Part applies 54 Entitlement to unpaid parental leave 55 What is parental leave? 56 This Part provides minimum entitlements 57 Length of service for eligibility 58 Notices and documents required to be given to
employer 59 Continuity of service 60 Parents not to take parental leave at the same
time 61 Cancellation of parental leave 62 Parental leave and other leave 63 Employee and employer may agree to interruption of
parental leave by return to work 64 Extension of period of parental leave 65 Shortening of period of parental leave 66 Return to work after parental leave Division 2 Miscellaneous provisions
67 Employer’s obligations 68 Termination of employment because of pregnancy or parental
leave 69 Replacement employees 70 Transfer to a safe job 71 Special maternity leave and sick leave 72 Special adoption leave Part 4B Leave for victims of crime
72AA Employees to whom Part applies 72AB Definitions 72AC Entitlement to unpaid victims leave 72AD Purposes for which victims leave may be taken 72AE Notices and documents required to be given to
employer 72AF Return to work after victims leave 72AG Miscellaneous provisions relating to victims
leave Part 5 Part-time work
73 Employees to whom Part applies 74 What is part-time work? 75 This Part not to affect other entitlements to work
part-time 76 Entitlement to work part-time with agreement of
employer 77 Variation of part-time work agreements 78 Obligations of employer under part-time work
agreements 79 Application of industrial instruments 80 Additional hours of work 81 Leave 82 Replacement employees Part 6 Unfair dismissals
83 Application of Part 84 Application for remedy by dismissed employee 85 Time for making applications 86 Conciliation of applications 87 Arbitration where conciliation unsuccessful 88 Matters to be considered in determining a claim 89 Orders for reinstatement, re-employment, remuneration,
compensation 90 Effect of availability of other remedies 90A Industrial agent must not represent an applicant or
employer in proceedings unless there are reasonable prospects of
success 90B Extinguishment of rights and liabilities Note Part 7 Public sector promotion and disciplinary
91 Interpretation 92 Application of Part Division 2 Promotion appeals
93 Publication of notices 94 Right of appeal 95 Excluded circumstances 96 Effect of failure to notify vacancy Division 3 Disciplinary appeals
97 Notice of certain decisions etc 98 Right of appeal 99 Alternative rights of appeal 100 Appealable decisions may be carried into effect despite
right of appeal Division 4 Procedures relating to the making of
100A Notice of appeal 100B Time for lodging appeal 100C Decisions with respect to appeals 100D Orders by Commission with respect to payment of salary
and continuity of employment Division 5 Hearing of appeals
100E Conciliation of disciplinary appeals 100F Powers when appeal settled by conciliation 100G Presentation of cases 100H Provisions relating to promotion appeals Part 8 Protection of entitlements on transfer of
101 Definitions 102 Continuity of service for determining
entitlements 103 Entitlements when industrial instrument or legislation
contravened 104 Prevention of double entitlement Part 9 Unfair contracts
105 Definitions Division 2 Unfair contracts may be declared void or
106 Power of Commission to declare contracts void or
varied 107 Orders to prevent further unfair contracts 108 Who may apply for order 108A Employment contracts in respect of which applications
cannot be made 108B Time for making application 109 Conciliation of applications to be attempted
first 109A Exclusion of certain contracts in connection with unfair
dismissals Division 3 Determination of remuneration of contractors under
unfair building and certain other contracts
110 Application of Division 111 Division applies only if Commission declares contract
unfair 112 Commission may determine remuneration under unfair
contract 113 Notice of possible order 114 Time at which order takes effect 115 Incorporation of order in contract and other
contracts 116 Variation or revocation of order Part 10 Payment of remuneration
117 Employees to be paid in money 118 Employees to be paid in full 119 Employer not to stipulate how remuneration to be
spent 120 Recovery of remuneration—no set-off or action for
goods or services supplied by employer 121 Unauthorised payments—civil effect 122 Payment of unclaimed remuneration 123 Particulars of remuneration to be supplied to
employees 124 Superannuation fund contributions 125 Permits—special wage payments 126 Stand-down orders—suspension of payment of
remuneration 127 Liability of principal contractor for remuneration
payable to employees of subcontractor 127A–127G (Repealed) 128 Minimum remuneration for musicians 129 Records to be kept by employers concerning
employees Part 11 Outworkers in clothing trades
129A Definitions Division 2 Conditions of employment
129B Outworkers in clothing trades employed by constitutional
corporations 129C Application of certain enforcement provisions Division 3 Remuneration
129D Claims by outworkers in clothing trades for unpaid
remuneration 129E Liability of apparent employer for unpaid remuneration
for which an unpaid remuneration claim has been made 129F Liability of actual employer for unpaid remuneration for
which an unpaid remuneration claim has been made 129G Recovery of amount of unpaid remuneration 129H Offences relating to unpaid remuneration claims and
referred claims Division 4 Miscellaneous
129I Effect of this Part 129J Relationship of this Part to Industrial Relations (Ethical Clothing Trades) Act
2001 Chapter 3 Industrial disputes
Part 1 Conciliation and arbitration of industrial
130 Notification of industrial dispute to
Commission 131 Mandatory dispute resolution procedures to be followed
first 132 Compulsory conference 133 Conciliation before arbitration 134 Conciliation of dispute 135 Arbitration after attempted conciliation 136 Arbitration of dispute Part 2 Dispute orders
137 Kinds of dispute orders 138 Making of dispute orders 139 Contravention of dispute order Part 3 Common law actions during conciliation of industrial
140 Actions in tort to which Part applies 141 Actions in tort while Commission attempting to conciliate
dispute not actionable 142 Injunction not to be granted while industrial tort not
actionable Part 4 Miscellaneous provisions relating to industrial
143 Strike pay prohibited 144 Determination of demarcation questions concerning
occupations Chapter 4 Industrial Relations Commission
Part 1 Establishment and functions of Commission
145 Establishment of Commission 146 General functions of Commission 146A (Repealed) 146B Commission may exercise certain dispute resolution
functions under federal enterprise agreements 146C Commission to give effect to certain aspects of
government policy on public sector employment 146D Commission has no jurisdiction in respect of death and
disability payments for police officers Part 2 Membership of Commission
147 Membership of Commission 148 Appointment of members of the Commission 149 Judicial members 150 Provisions relating to members of Commission Part 3 The Commission in Court Session
151 Judicial members to constitute Commission in Court
Session 151A Name of Commission in Court Session to be the Industrial
Court of New South Wales 152 Commission in Court Session superior court of
record 153 Jurisdiction of Commission in Court Session 154 Declaratory jurisdiction Part 4 Organisation of Commission
155 Constitution of Commission for exercise of
functions 156 Full Bench of Commission 157 Regional matters 158 Matters relating to general award review or
discrimination in workplace 159 Arrangement of business 160 Delegation by President 161 Annual report Part 5 Procedure and powers of Commission
162 Procedure generally 162A Transfer of certain proceedings to Industrial
Magistrates 162B Exercise of Commission’s functions by Industrial
Registrar and Registry officers 163 Rules of evidence and legal formality 164 Powers of Commission as to the production of evidence,
perjury and contempt 164A Powers of Commission as to the disclosure of matters
before the Commission 165 Issue of summons 166 Representation of parties 167 Intervention by Minister, ADB and State peak
council 168 Criminal procedure 169 Anti-discrimination matters 170 Amendments and irregularities 171 Power to impose conditions 172 Power to order secret ballot 173 Members who may exercise arbitration powers after
attempted conciliation 174 Powers when application settled by
conciliation 175 Powers of interpretation 176 Reconstitution of Commission during hearing 177 Commission may reserve decision 178 Commission divided in opinion 179 Finality of decisions 180 Contempt of Commission—offence 181 Costs 181A Obligation to disclose costs to clients and
Commission 182 Recovery of amounts ordered to be paid (other than
penalties) 183 Regulations relating to fees 184 Power of entry of members of Commission and other
authorised officers Part 6 Rules of Commission
185 Rules of Commission 185A Practice notes 185B Commission may dispense with rules in particular
cases 185C Commission may give directions in circumstances not
covered by rules 186 Establishment and procedure of the Rule Committee of the
Commission Part 7 Appeals and references to Commission
187 Appeal to Full Bench from decision of
Commission 188 Appeals to Full Bench by leave only 189 Time and procedure for making appeals 190 Stay of decision appealed against 190A Interlocutory and other matters in proceedings on
appeal 191 Nature of appeal 192 Powers on appeal 193 References by members to Full Bench 194 Appeal from Industrial Registrar to Commission 195 Reference by, or removal from, Industrial Registrar to
Commission 196 Appeals from and references by members of Commission in
criminal proceedings 197 Appeals from Local Court 197A (Repealed) 197B Appeals on questions of law in relation to public sector
promotional and disciplinary matters Part 8 Industrial Committees
198 Establishment of Industrial Committees 199 Functions of Industrial Committee 200 Duration and dissolution of Industrial
Committees 201 Provisions relating to members and procedure of
Industrial Committees Part 9 Co-operation between State and Federal
202 Definitions 203 Referral of matter by Federal President to State
Commission 204 Referral of matter by State President to Federal
Commission 205 Joint proceedings 206 Dual Federal and State appointments of members Part 9A Co-operation between State industrial
206A Definitions 206B Joint proceedings 206C NSW Commission may exercise functions conferred under
industrial law of another State Part 10 Industrial Registrar
207 Appointment of Industrial Registrar and staff 208 Functions of Industrial Registrar and Deputy Industrial
Registrar Part 11 NSW industrial relations website
208A NSW industrial relations website 208B When matter is published on NSW industrial relations
website 208C Evidence of publication Chapter 5 Industrial organisations
Part 1 Principles of association
209 Freedom of association 210 Freedom from victimisation 211 No preference to members of employee organisations over
non-members 212 Conscientious objection to membership of
organisation 213 Enforcement 214 Application of Part Part 2 State peak councils
215 State peak council—employees 216 State peak councils—employers Part 3 Registration of organisations
Notes Division 1 Registration
217 Organisations capable of applying for
registration 218 Criteria for registration 219 Applications for registration 220 Objections to registration 221 Registration 222 Incorporation of State organisations on
registration 223 Continuation of registration of existing industrial
organisations 224 Registered office of organisation Division 2 Cancellation of registration
225 Institution of proceedings for cancellation of
registration 226 Grounds on which registration may be cancelled 227 Cancellation of registration of industrial
organisation 228 Consequences of cancellation 229 Alteration of rules (instead of cancellation of
registration) of organisation 230 Suspension or other orders where cancellation of
registration deferred 231 Commission may make necessary ancillary or consequential
orders 232 Cancellation or other order to be recorded Part 4 Regulation of State industrial
233 Application of Part to State organisations Division 2 Rules
234 State organisations to have rules 235 General requirements for rules of State
organisations 236 Rules to specify name, purposes and conditions of
eligibility for membership 237 Rules to provide for procedural and administrative
matters 238 Rules to provide for elections for offices 239 Rules may provide for elections for offices in State
branch of Federal organisation to be elections for purposes of State
organisation 240 Rules to provide for electoral system 241 Rules to provide for terms of office 242 Rules may provide for filling of casual
vacancies 243 Rules to provide conditions for loans, grants and
donations by State organisations 244 Industrial Registrar may determine alterations of
rules 245 Alteration of rules of State organisation 246 Change of name of State organisation 247 Rules contravening the requirements for rules under this
Part 248 Directions for performance of rules Division 3 Election of officers
249 Regulations 250 Offences in relation to elections 251 Cost of elections 252 Application for inquiry concerning irregularity in
election 253 Action by Industrial Registrar 254 Inquiry by Commission 255 Interim orders 256 Procedure at inquiry 257 Functions and powers of Commission at inquiry 258 Validity of certain acts where election declared
void 259 Costs in relation to inquiries Division 4 Membership
260 Entitlement to membership of State
organisations 261 Request by member for statement of membership 262 Request by member for copy of rules 263 Copies of report and audited accounts to be provided to
members and presented to meetings 264 Resignation from membership 265 Mortality fund 266 Enforcement Division 5 Duties and liabilities of officers
267 Acting dishonestly to deceive or defraud 268 Use of position for profit 269 Officer to disclose interest 270 Compensation to State organisation 271 Operation of Division Division 6 Disqualification from office
272 Interpretation 273 Certain persons disqualified from holding office in State
organisations 274 Application for leave to hold office in organisations by
prospective candidate for office 275 Application for leave to hold office in organisations by
office holder 276 Commission to have regard to certain matters 277 Action by Commission Division 7 Records
278 Records to be kept and lodged by organisations 279 Directions by Industrial Registrar concerning maintenance
of register of members 280 Organisations to notify particulars of loans, grants and
donations 281 Waiver of requirement to keep records Division 8 Accounts and audit
282 Regulations Division 9 Amalgamation
283 Regulations Division 10 Validating provisions
284 Definitions 285 Validation of certain acts done in good faith 286 Validation of certain acts after 4 years 287 Order affecting application of section 285 or
286 288 Commission may make orders in relation to consequences of
invalidity 289 Application for membership of organisation by person
treated as having been a member 290 No challenge to dual membership with Federal
organisation 290A Amalgamations Part 5 Regulation of industrial organisations (other than
State organisations)
291 Regulations applying Part 4 292 Documents to be lodged with Industrial
Registrar 293 Cancellation of registration or other penalty for
contravention of this Part Part 6 Demarcation orders
294 Determination of demarcation questions concerning
interests of industrial organisations of employees 295 Demarcation orders—coverage of industrial
organisations of employees Part 7 Entry and inspection by officers of industrial
296 Definitions 297 Right of entry for discussion with employees 298 Right of entry for investigating breaches 299 Provisions relating to authorities issued to
officers 300 No entry to residential premises without
permission 301 Offences 302 Powers of Commission Part 8 Legality of trade unions
303 Meaning of “trade union” 304 Illegality on grounds of restraint of trade
excluded 305 Certain agreements not affected Chapter 6 Public vehicles and carriers
306 Contracts to which Chapter applies 307 Contract of bailment—meaning 308 Bailor—meaning 309 Contract of carriage—meaning 310 Principal contractor—meaning 310A Authorisations for purposes of Trade Practices Act 1974 of the
Commonwealth Part 2 Contract determinations
311 Applications to exercise functions 312 Jurisdiction of Commission with respect to contracts of
bailment 313 Jurisdiction of Commission with respect to contracts of
carriage 314 Jurisdiction with respect to reinstatement of
contracts 315 Conference to precede contract determination 316 Making of contract determinations 317 Binding force of determination 318 Commencement of determination 319 Term of determination 320 Variation or rescission of determinations 321 Exemptions from determinations Part 3 Contract agreements
322 Agreements concerning contract conditions 323 Contract agreement required to be approved 324 Application for approval of contract agreement 325 Approval of contract agreement by Commission 325A Special requirements relating to contract agreements to
which groups of carriers are parties 326 Persons bound by contract agreement 327 Contract agreements prevail over contract
determinations 328 Term of contract agreement 329 Variation of a contract agreement 330 Termination of contract agreement 331 Register and publication of contract
agreements Part 4 Dispute resolution
332 Compulsory conference with respect to disputes Part 5 Associations of employing contractors, drivers and
333 Associations of employing contractors 334 Cancellation of registration 335 Associations of contract drivers and contract
carriers 336 Objections to registration of drivers’ and
carriers’ associations 337 Grant or refusal of applications 338 Withdrawal or cancellation of registration 339 Demarcation questions relating to associations 340 Change of name or amalgamation of associations 341 Certificates of registration etc 342 Registers to be kept Part 6 Applied provisions
343 Application of certain provisions for the purposes of
this Chapter 344 Interpretation of applied provisions Part 7 Compensation for termination of certain contracts of
345 Definitions 346 Claim for compensation 347 Contract of Carriage Tribunal 348 Compulsory conference with respect to claims 349 Arbitration of claim 350 Appeal from Tribunal to Full Bench of
Commission 351 General procedure and powers of Tribunal 352 Voting by members of Tribunal 353 Costs 354 Representation of parties 355 Contracting out prohibited in certain
circumstances Chapter 7 Enforcement
Part 1 Breach of industrial instruments
356 Definition 357 Civil penalty for breach of industrial
instruments 358 Related proceedings for recovery of remuneration and
other money 359 Injunction to restrain further contraventions of
industrial instruments 360 Advertisements that contravene industrial
instruments 361 Exhibition of industrial instruments in
workplace 362 Power to amend proceedings 363 Secretary or agent of union receiving money for
contravention of, or under, industrial instrument Part 2 Recovery of remuneration and other amounts
364 Definitions 365 Order for recovery of remuneration and other amounts
payable under industrial instrument 366 Order for recovery of over-award payments under contract
of employment 367 Order for recovery of payments not fixed by industrial
instruments 368 Order for recovery of unpaid superannuation 369 Application for order 370 Making of order 371 Conciliation to be attempted before order made 372 Order for interest 373 Order for costs 374 Power to amend application 375 Recovery of amounts ordered to be paid 376 Alternative proceedings for debt recovery in other
courts 377 Age of claimant not a bar 378 Payment where employee represented by industrial
organisation 379 Small claims procedure 380 Small claims during other Commission hearings Part 3 Industrial Magistrates
381 Appointment of Chief and other Industrial
Magistrates 382 Jurisdiction of Chief and other Industrial
Magistrates 383 Procedure 383A Recovery of amount ordered to be paid by Industrial
Magistrate under other legislation Part 4 Inspectors and their powers
384 Appointment of inspectors 385 Inspectors’ powers 386 No entry to residential premises without permission or
search warrant 387 Offences relating to obstruction etc of
inspectors 388 Search warrant 389 Disclosure of information Part 5 Evidentiary provisions
390 Evidence of an industrial instrument or order 391 Evidence of registration of industrial
organisation 392 Evidence of rules of industrial organisation 393 Evidence of membership of, or office in, industrial
organisation 394 List of officers to be evidence 395 Trade and other financial secrets tendered as
evidence Part 6 Criminal and other legal proceedings
396 Penalty notices 397 Summary procedure for offences under this Act or
regulations 398 Time for instituting proceedings 399 Authority to prosecute 400 Offences by corporation 401 Proceedings by and against unincorporated
associations 402 Recovery of penalty by appointment of receiver 403 Payment of penalties Chapter 8 Miscellaneous
404 Act binds the Crown 405 Statutory provisions relating to public sector
employees 406 Awards and other industrial instruments provide minimum
entitlements 406A Costs agreements 407 Regulations 408 Repeal of Industrial Relations Act
1991 No 34 and regulations 409 Savings, transitional and other provisions 410 (Repealed) 411 Review of Act Schedule 1 Persons deemed to be employees
Schedule 2 Provisions relating to members of