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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 12 Persons bound by award
12 Persons bound by award
> > (1) An award is binding on all employees and employers to which it relates, whether or not they were a party to the making of the award.
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> > (2) An award that applies to a particular industry is, subject to its terms, taken to bind all employees and employers engaged in the industry.
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> > (3) An award is, subject to its terms, binding on all industrial organisations that were a party to the making of the award.