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Industrial Relations Act 1996
22Maximum ordinary hours of employment
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#### 22 Maximum ordinary hours of employment
22 Maximum ordinary hours of employment
> > (1) The number of ordinary working hours of an employee when set by an award must not exceed 40 hours per week, averaged over a 12 week period.
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> > (2) However, those ordinary hours may be averaged over a period not exceeding 52 weeks in the case of seasonal employment.
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> > (3) The ordinary working hours of an employee cannot be reduced by an award unless the reduction is made by a Full Bench of the Commission.