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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.
(2) However, those ordinary hours may be averaged over a period not exceeding 52 weeks in the case of seasonal employment.
(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.