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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 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.
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> > (2) The purpose of a review is to modernise awards, to consolidate awards relating to the same industry and to rescind obsolete awards.
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> > (3) The Commission must take account of the following matters in the review of awards—
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> > > (a) any decision of the Commission under Part 3 or any other test case decision of the Commission,
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> > > (b) rates of remuneration and other minimum conditions of employment,
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> > > (c) part-time work, casual work and job-sharing arrangements,
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> > > (d) dispute resolution procedures,
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> > > (e) any issue of discrimination under the awards, including pay equity,
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> > > (f) any obsolete provisions or unnecessary technicalities in the awards and the ease of understanding of the awards,
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> > > (g) any other matter relating to the objects of the Act that the Commission determines.
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> > (4) The Commission must also take account of the effect of the awards on productivity and efficiency in the industry concerned.
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> > (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.
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> > (6) The Commission is to make such changes to awards as it considers necessary as a result of a review.
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> Note.
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> 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.
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> **s 19:** Am 1999 No 39, Sch 2; 2010 No 109, Sch 1 \[5\] \[6\]; 2011 No 68, Sch 1 \[4\] \[5\].