Industrial Relations Act 1996
276Commission to have regard to certain matters
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276 Commission to have regard to certain matters
276 Commission to have regard to certain matters
For the purposes of exercising the power under this Division to grant or refuse leave to a person who has been convicted of a serious offence to hold office in organisations, the Commission must have regard to—
(a) the nature of the serious offence, and
(b) the circumstances of, and the nature of the person’s involvement in, the commission of the serious offence, and
(c) the general character of the person, and
(d) the fitness of the person to be involved in the management of organisations, having regard to the conviction for the serious offence, and
(e) any other matter that, in the opinion of the Commission, is relevant.
s 276: Am 2016 No 48, Sch 1 [73]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2[68].