Industrial Relations Act 1984
56Registration and evidence of agreement
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56 Registration and evidence of agreement
(1) The Registrar shall register an industrial agreement that is approved by the Commission.
(1A) *[Section 56 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 37 ]*The Registrar must revoke the registration of an industrial agreement if the Full Bench revokes approval of the agreement under section 71 .
(1B) *[Section 56 Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 37 ]*The revocation of the registration of an industrial agreement under subsection (1A) takes effect on the day on which the approval is revoked.
(2) A document purporting to be a copy of a registered industrial agreement and certified to be a true copy by the Registrar is admissible in evidence in any legal proceedings.
(3) The production of a copy of a registered industrial agreement, certified as mentioned in subsection (2) , is evidence that the original agreement was duly executed in accordance with this Act and that the agreement has been filed with the Registrar.
(4) [Section 56 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 18 of 1997, s. 26, Applied:28 Jun 1997] An industrial agreement has no effect unless it is registered.