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Industrial Relations Act 1996
138Making of dispute orders
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#### 138 Making of dispute orders
138 Making of dispute orders
> > (1) A dispute order may be made only against—
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> > > (a) a party or likely party to the industrial dispute, or
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> > > (b) a member, officer or employee of an industrial organisation that is such a party or likely party, or
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> > > (c) a person engaged, or likely to be engaged, in a secondary boycott in connection with the industrial dispute.
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> > (2) A dispute order—
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> > > (a) must clearly identify the persons against whom the order is made and who are bound by the order, and
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> > > (b) must state a time within which the order is to be complied with or state a period during which it remains in force, and
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> > > (c) may be varied or revoked by the Commission at any time.
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> > (3) If an employee is reinstated or re-employed under this Part, the Commission may order that the period of employment of the employee with the employer is taken not to have been broken by the dismissal.