Fair Work Act 2009
431Ministerial declaration terminating industrial action
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431 Ministerial declaration terminating industrial action
(1) The Minister may make a declaration, in writing, terminating protected industrial action for a proposed enterprise agreement if the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) the industrial action is being engaged in, or is threatened, impending or probable; and
(b) the industrial action is threatening, or would threaten:
(i) to endanger the life, the personal safety or health, or the welfare, of the population or a part of it; or
(ii) to cause significant damage to the Australian economy or an important part of it.
(2) The declaration comes into operation on the day that it is made.
(3) A declaration under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.