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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 129 Records to be kept by employers concerning employees
129 Records to be kept by employers concerning employees
> > (1) An employer must ensure that the following daily records are kept in relation to employees of the employer—
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> > > (a) records of remuneration paid and hours worked by the employees, and
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> > > (b) any other prescribed records relating to conditions of employment set by the industrial relations legislation or industrial instruments.
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> > (2) (Repealed)
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> > (3) The records are to be kept in the manner and form prescribed by the regulations or in accordance with different requirements approved in writing by the Industrial Registrar.
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> > (4) The employer must ensure that the records are kept for a period of at least 6 years.
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> > (5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the transfer of any such records, or copies of any such records, to the successor of an employer.
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> > (6) A person who contravenes this section or the regulations under this section is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> **s 129:** Am 1998 No 54, Sch 2.20 \[2\]; 2000 No 67, Sch 1 \[24\].