290President may direct investigations and reports

290 President may direct investigations and reports

(1) The President may give a direction under section 582 requiring that a matter be investigated, and that a report about the matter be prepared, for consideration in an annual wage review.

(2) The direction:

(a) may be given to:

(i) an Expert Panel; or

(ii) an Expert Panel Member; or

(iii) a Full Bench that includes one or more Expert Panel Members; and

(b) must require the report to be given to the Expert Panel that is constituted to conduct the annual wage review, unless the direction is given to that Expert Panel.