Arrangement of Provisions

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

PART II

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 III

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 IV

PART IV

LIMITED REPRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEES IN MANAGERIAL AND EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

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 V

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 VI

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 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 VII

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

72 Trade secrets, etc., tendered in evidence

73 Inspection of books, etc.

PART VIII

BOARDS OF INQUIRY

74 Appointment of board of inquiry

75 Constitution of board of inquiry

76 Procedure and powers of board

77 Reports

PART IX

MISCELLANEOUS

78 Penalties imposed upon persons observing award

79 Inducing persons not to join trade unions

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

LEGISLATION HISTORY

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