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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 146 General functions of Commission
146 General functions of Commission
> > (1) The Commission has the following functions—
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> > > (a) setting remuneration and other conditions of employment,
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> > > (b) resolving industrial disputes,
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> > > (c) hearing and determining other industrial matters,
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> > > (d) inquiring into, and reporting on, any industrial or other matter referred to it by the Minister,
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> > > (e) functions conferred on it by this or any other Act or law.
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> > (2) The Commission must take into account the public interest in the exercise of its functions and, for that purpose, must have regard to—
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> > > (a) the objects of this Act, and
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> > > (b) the state of the economy of New South Wales and the likely effect of its decisions on that economy, and
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> > > (c) for the exercise of a function about public sector employees—the fiscal position and outlook of the Government and the likely effect of the exercise of the Commission’s function on the position and outlook.
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> > (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to proceedings before the Commission in Court Session that are criminal proceedings.
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> **s 146:** Am 2016 No 48, Sch 1 \[9\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2\[10\], Sch 1.3\[3\].