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Industrial Relations Act 1979
Div 5Duties of officers of organisations
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Division 5 — Duties of officers of organisations
74. Finance official’s duties 216
75. Auditor to report on compliance with s. 74 duties 218
77. Duty under s. 74, enforcing 218
78. Failure to comply with s. 77(2)(e) order 220
79. Proceedings under s. 77, effect on or of other proceedings 220
80. Disqualification from office for breach of s. 74 duty 221
Part 2AA — Employers declared not to be national system employers
Division 1 — Declarations
80A. Employers declared not to be national system employers 223
Division 2 — Change from federal to State system
80B. Terms used 223
80BA. Operation of awards, industrial agreements or orders 224
80BB. New State instruments 225
80BC. Amendment of new State instruments 226
80BD. Ability to carry over matters 226
80BE. References in new State instruments to federal industrial authority and General Manager 227
80BF. References in new State instruments to provisions of Commonwealth laws 227
80BG. References in new State instruments to federal organisations 228
80BH. Named parties to new State instruments 228
80BI. Employment under old federal instrument 229
80BJ. Leave accrued immediately before relevant day 229
80BK. Leave taken under old federal instrument 229
Part IIB — Enquiries
80ZE. Minister may refer matter to Commission for enquiry 231
Part IIC — Arrangements with other industrial authorities
80ZF. Term used: FW Commission 232
80ZG. Joint proceedings of Commission and FW Commission 232
80ZH. Referring matters to FW Commission for determination under this Act 233
80ZI. Conferences with other industrial authorities 234
80ZJ. Commission may exercise powers conferred by FW Act or prescribed enactments 234
Part III — Enforcement of Act, awards, industrial agreements and orders
Division 1 — Industrial magistrate’s court
81. Industrial magistrate’s courts established 236
81A. Jurisdiction of industrial magistrate’s court 236
81AA. Terms used 237
81B. Industrial magistrate’s courts, constitution of 237
81C. Sittings of industrial magistrate’s courts 238
81CA. Procedure etc. of industrial magistrate’s courts 239
81CAA. Onus of proving individual is or was not employee 239
81CB. Industrial magistrate’s court judgments, enforcement of 240
81D. Clerks of industrial magistrate’s courts 240
81E. Representation of parties in industrial magistrate’s court 241
81F. Industrial magistrate’s court records, access to 241
81G. Industrial inspectors may assist industrial magistrate’s court 242
Division 2 — Enforcement generally
82. Jurisdiction of Full Bench 243
82A. Time limit for certain applications 243
83. Enforcing awards etc. 244
83A. Underpayment of employee, orders to remedy 246
83B. Unfair dismissal, enforcing s. 23A order as to 247
83C. Costs of enforcement orders under s. 83, 83A and 83B 250
83D. Offences under this Act, jurisdiction as to 251
83E. Proceedings for contravening civil penalty provisions 251
83EA. Serious contravention of entitlement provision or civil penalty provision 254
83EB. Employer to have burden of disproving certain allegations by applicant under s. 83 256
83F. Costs and penalties, payment of 256
84. Appeal from industrial magistrate’s court to Full Bench 257
84AA. Illegal contracts of employment may be treated as valid 259
84A. Certain contraventions of Act, enforcement of before Full Bench 259
Division 3 — Civil infringement notices
84B. Terms used 261
84C. Giving civil infringement notice 262
84D. Content of civil infringement notice 263
84E. Amount of civil infringement notice penalty 264
84F. Time for payment of civil infringement notice penalty 264
84G. Extension of time to pay civil infringement notice penalty 264
84H. Withdrawal of civil infringement notice 265
84I. Effect of payment of civil infringement notice penalty 266
84J. Refund of civil infringement notice penalty 266
Division 4 — Enforceable undertakings
84K. Terms used 266
84L. Application of Division 267
84M. Enforceable undertaking 267
84N. Enforcement of enforceable undertakings 268
Division 5 — Compliance notices
84O. Terms used 268
84P. Application of Division 268
84Q. Giving compliance notice 269
84R. Relationship with enforceable undertakings 270
84S. Relationship with proceedings under s. 83 270
84T. Person must comply with compliance notice 271
84U. Review of compliance notices 272
84V. Withdrawal of compliance notice 272
Part IV — Western Australian Industrial Appeal Court
85. Constitution of Court 273
86. Jurisdiction of Court 274
87. Decision of Court 275
88. Judgments, enforcement of 275
90. Appeal from Commission to Court 276
91. Representation before Court 278
91A. Court’s power to order costs and expenses 278
92. Contempt, Court’s powers as to 278
Part V — The Registrar and other officers of the Commission
93. Appointment and duties of officers 280
94. Authority of officers to do acts as directed 282
95. Deputy registrar’s functions 282
96. Delegation by Commission to Registrar 283
Part VIA — Freedom of association
96A. Terms used 286
96B. Awards etc. not to contain certain provisions about membership of organisations 286
96C. Discrimination because of membership of organisation, offence 287
96D. Discriminatory etc. acts against persons performing work for employers because of membership or non‑membership of employee organisation, offence 288
96E. Discriminatory etc. acts against persons because of non‑membership of employee organisation, offence 290
96F. Penalties under s. 96C, 96D and 96E, provisions about 292
96G. Criminal responsibility of officers etc. for offences in s. 96C, 96D and 96E 293
96H. Criminal responsibility of corporations etc. for offences in s. 96C, 96D and 96E 294
96I. Evidentiary provisions for s. 96C, 96D and 96E 294
96J. Court may order compliance with s. 96C, 96D or 96E 295
96K. Appeal against decision under s. 96J 296
96L. Other court orders after conviction under s. 96C, 96D or 96E 297