Industrial Relations Act 1984
70Rights of appeal
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70 Rights of appeal
[Section 70 Substituted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 47 ]
(1) [Section 70 Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1994, s. 30 ][Section 70 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 18 of 1997, s. 36, Applied:28 Jun 1997] An appeal may be made to the Full Bench against –
(a) a decision of a Commissioner to make, vary or rescind an award, or refuse to make, vary or rescind an award, by –
(i) an organisation which appeared at the hearing; or
(ii) an organisation granted, or deemed under Part V to have, an interest in the award; or
(iii) the Minister; and
(b) [Section 70 Subsection (1) amended by No. 104 of 2000, s. 25, Applied:01 Jan 2001] [Section 70 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2007, s. 10, Applied:01 Aug 2007] an order made by a Commissioner under section 31(1) after a hearing relating to an industrial dispute in respect of the mode, terms or conditions of employment or any termination of employment, including termination resulting from redundancy, or long service leave, or breach of an award or a registered agreement by –
(i) the party who applied for the hearing; or
(ii) the party to whom the order relates; or
(iii) the Minister; and
(ba) [Section 70 Subsection (1) amended by No. 2 of 2022, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Mar 2022] a decision made by the Commission to dismiss, or refrain from further hearing, a matter, or part of a matter, under section 21(2)(c) by the party who applied for the hearing; and
(c) [Section 70 Subsection (1) amended by No. 104 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2001] a decision made by a Commissioner or the Registrar under , , , , , , , , , or by –