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11. Section 58L of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (2) (c) "Chairman" and substituting "President".

Acting appointments

12. Section 58P of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (1), (2) and (8) "Chairman" (wherever occurring) and substituting "President".

PART 3—AMENDMENTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
ACT 1988

Principal Act

13. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Industrial Relations Act 19882.

Interpretation

14. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

" 'prescribed' includes prescribed by Rules of the Commission made under section 48;".

Insertion of new Division

15. Before Division 1 of Part IV of the Principal Act the following Division is inserted:

"Division 1A—Interpretation

Definition of "State industrial body"

  "61A. In this Part:

'State industrial body' means a court, tribunal, board, authority or other body of a State.".

Functions of the Industrial Registry

16. Section 63 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections:

"(1A) If an agreement made by the Minister, after consulting the President, with an appropriate authority of a State:

     (a) provides for the Industrial Registrar or a Deputy Industrial Registrar to be appointed under an Act of the State to be the Registrar of a State industrial body; or

     (b) provides for the Industrial Registrar or a Deputy Industrial Registrar to perform or exercise any functions, duties or powers of the Registrar of a State industrial body;

subsections (1B) and (1C) apply subject to the agreement.

  "(1B) The Industrial Registry has the following functions:

  (a) acting as the registry for the State industrial body;

  (b) providing administrative support to the State industrial body.

  "(1C) If:

  (a) either of the following subparagraphs applies:

        (i) the Industrial Registrar or the Deputy Industrial Registrar is appointed under an Act of the State to be the Registrar of another State industrial body that has replaced the State industrial body referred to in the agreement;

        (ii) an Act of the State, or the agreement, authorises the Industrial Registrar or the Deputy Industrial Registrar to perform or exercise any functions, duties or powers of another State industrial body that has replaced the State industrial body referred to in the agreement; and

     (b) the Minister, after consulting the President, has agreed to the Industrial Registry having the following functions:

      (i) acting as the registry for the other State industrial body;

        (ii) providing administrative support to the other State industrial body;

the Industrial Registry has those functions.

"(1D) If, after consulting the President, the Minister has made an agreement with an appropriate authority of a State for the Industrial Registry to perform the functions ('State Registry functions') of acting as the registry for,