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Industrial Relations Act 1984
23Applications for awards and variations of awards
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### 23 Applications for awards and variations of awards
> > (1) An application for an award or the variation of an award made to the Commission shall –
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> > > > (a) be in accordance with the form prescribed in the regulations;
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> > > > (b) contain the name of the award sought to be made or varied;
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> > > > (c) contain the name or names of the applicant or applicants; and
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> > > > (d) contain a statement giving –
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> > > > > > (i) full particulars of the award sought to be made or varied; and
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> > > > > > (ii) in the case of an application by an organization referred to in [section 24](#GS24@EN) [(2)](#GS24@Gs2@EN) or [25](#GS25@EN) [(2)](#GS25@Gs2@EN) – particulars of the interest that the applicant has in the making of the award.
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> > (2) Where an application for an award or the variation of an award is made to the Commission in accordance with this Act, the Commission shall –
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> > > > (a) immediately cause a copy of the application to be given to all other organizations which have an interest in the application;
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> > > > (b) fix a time and place for the hearing; and
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> > > > (c) cause to be given written notice of that time and place to an organization which has an interest in the application.
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> > (3) An organization that does not have an interest in an application referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS23@Gs1@EN) may, on payment of the prescribed fee, obtain a copy of the application from the Commission.