19Review of awards

#### 19 Review of awards 19 Review of awards > > (1) The Commission is required to review each award before September 2001 and subsequently at least once in every 3 years. > > > (2) The purpose of a review is to modernise awards, to consolidate awards relating to the same industry and to rescind obsolete awards. > > > (3) The Commission must take account of the following matters in the review of awards— > > > > > (a) any decision of the Commission under Part 3 or any other test case decision of the Commission, > > > > > (b) rates of remuneration and other minimum conditions of employment, > > > > > (c) part-time work, casual work and job-sharing arrangements, > > > > > (d) dispute resolution procedures, > > > > > (e) any issue of discrimination under the awards, including pay equity, > > > > > (f) any obsolete provisions or unnecessary technicalities in the awards and the ease of understanding of the awards, > > > > > (g) any other matter relating to the objects of the Act that the Commission determines. > > > (4) The Commission must also take account of the effect of the awards on productivity and efficiency in the industry concerned. > > > (5) During a review of awards, relevant industrial organisations and any other parties to the awards may make submissions on any of the matters being reviewed. > > > (6) The Commission is to make such changes to awards as it considers necessary as a result of a review. > > Note. > > In addition to submissions of relevant industrial organisations, the Minister, the President of the Anti-Discrimination Board and State peak councils may make submissions in pursuance of their general right of intervention in Commission proceedings under section 167. > > **s 19:** Am 1999 No 39, Sch 2; 2010 No 109, Sch 1 \[5\] \[6\]; 2011 No 68, Sch 1 \[4\] \[5\].