Industrial Relations Act 1960
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION COURTS
3 Courts
4 President and deputy president
5 Acting president
6 Panels
7 Eligibility for membership of panels
8 Duration of appointment
9 Removal from panel
10 Vacancies in panels
11 Constitution of Court
12 Continuation of hearing
13 Protection and immunity of members of Court
14 Allowances
15 Registrar and officers of Courts
Part 3 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
16 Interpretation of this Part
17 Recognition of trade union of employees
18 Invitation to negotiate
19 Acceptance of invitation to negotiate
20 Non-acceptance of invitation to negotiate
21 Conciliation
22 Notification of trade disputes
23 Compulsory conferences
24 Procedure as to notification
25 Collective agreements
26 Collective agreement deemed to be award
27 Representation in negotiations
28 Conciliation and industrial relations officers
29 Negotiations otherwise than under this Part or Part 4
Part 4 LIMITED REPRESENTATION OF EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES
30 Interpretation of this Part
30A Limited representation of executive employees
30B Invitation to negotiate
30C Acceptance of invitation to negotiate
30D Non-acceptance of invitation to negotiate
30E Conciliation
Part 4A TRIPARTITE MEDIATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING EMPLOYEES
30F Interpretation of this Part
30G Disputes for tripartite mediation
30H Procedure for seeking and conduct of tripartite mediation
30I Employer’s right to object
30J Attendance at mediation sessions
30K Tripartite mediation advisors
Part 5 ARBITRATION
31 Court to have cognizance of trade disputes
32 Court to arbitrate
33 Dispute as to employment in Government service
34 Court to have regard to certain matters
35 Power to make awards
36 Award relating to trade dispute over transfer of employment
Part 6 AWARDS
37 Form of award
38 Operation of award
39 Commencement and continuance of award
40 On whom award binding
41 Minister may extend operation of award
42 Contents of award
43 Award to provide for referee
44 Interpretation of award
45 Setting aside and variation of award
46 Variation of collective agreement to conform with award
47 Award to be final
48 Award to be available at office of Registrar
49 Evidence of award
50 Exhibition of award
51 Contracts contrary to award
52 Penalties for breach of award
53 Recovery of wages or earnings under award
54 Commissioner’s power to inquire into complaints
55 Inspection
56 Powers of Court
57 Contempt of court
58 Suspension or cancellation of award
59 Exercise of jurisdiction under certain sections
Part 7 PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF COURTS
60 Procedure of Courts
61 Particular powers of Courts
62 Exclusion of evidence as to certain matters
63 Intervention by Attorney-General
64 Representation before Courts
65 Questions of law
66 Authorised person to take evidence
67 Powers of inspection
68 Decisions of Court
69 Offences in relation to Court
70 Contempt by witness
71 Application of Penal Code 1871
72 Trade secrets, etc., tendered in evidence
73 Inspection of books, etc.
Part 8 BOARDS OF INQUIRY
74 Appointment of board of inquiry
75 Constitution of board of inquiry
76 Procedure and powers of board
77 Reports
Part 8A APPLICATION OF ACT TO PLATFORM OPERATORS, PLATFORM WORKERS AND PLATFORM WORK ASSOCIATIONS
Division 1 — Preliminary
77A Application of Part 3 and Parts 5 to 9, etc.
Division 2 — Provisions relating to awards for platform workers and platform operators
77B Disputes relating to termination of platform work agreements
77C Contents of award
77D Exhibition of award
77E Contracts contrary to award
77F Breach of award
77G Commissioner’s power to inquire into complaints
Division 3 — Offences
77H Platform operators not to discriminate against members of platform work associations
77I Injuring platform worker on account of industrial action
77J Injuring platform operator on account of industrial action
Part 9 MISCELLANEOUS
78 Penalties imposed upon persons observing award
79 Inducing persons not to join trade unions or platform work associations
80 Employers not to discriminate against members of trade unions
81 Leave on trade union business
82 Injuring employee on account of industrial action
83 Injuring employer on account of industrial action
84 Onus of proof and prosecution
85 Penalties for offences for which no express penalty provided
86 Annual reports
87 Regulations
88 Power to compound offences
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table