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Industrial Relations Act 1984
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47AD Meal break
[Section 47AD of Part III Inserted by No. 74 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:15 Feb 2006] Unless prescribed otherwise in an Act, award or agreement, an employee is entitled to an unpaid meal break of at least 30 minutes after each period of 5 hours' continuous work.