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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 21 Conditions to be provided in awards on application
21 Conditions to be provided in awards on application
> > (1) The Commission must, on application, make an award setting any of the following conditions of employment—
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> > > (a) ordinary hours of employment,
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> > > (b) equal remuneration and other conditions for men and women doing work of equal or comparable value,
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> > > (c) employment protection provisions,
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> > > (d) provisions relevant to technological change,
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> > > (e) sick leave,
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> > > (f) part-time work,
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> > > (g) casual work.
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> > (2) Those conditions are to be set—
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> > > (a) in accordance with any relevant requirement of this Division and any other provision of this Act, and
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> > > (b) with due regard to any established principles of the Commission or other matters considered relevant.
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> > (3) Those conditions may be set in a new award or by the variation of an existing award.
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> > (4) This section applies even though there is an existing award dealing with the matter.