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#### 3 Objects 3 Objects > The objects of this Act are as follows— > > > (a) to provide a framework for the conduct of industrial relations that is fair and just, > > > (b) to promote efficiency and productivity in the economy of the State, > > > (c) to promote participation in industrial relations by employees and employers at an enterprise or workplace level, > > > (d) to encourage participation in industrial relations by representative bodies of employees and employers and to encourage the responsible management and democratic control of those bodies, > > > (e) to facilitate appropriate regulation of employment through awards, enterprise agreements and other industrial instruments, > > > (f) to prevent and eliminate discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace, > > > (f1) to achieve gender equality in the workplace, and in particular— > > > > > (i) to ensure equal remuneration for men and women doing work of equal or comparable value, and > > > > > (ii) to eliminate gender-based undervaluation of work, > > > (g) to provide for the resolution of industrial disputes by conciliation and, if necessary, by arbitration in a prompt and fair manner and with a minimum of legal technicality, > > > (h) to encourage and facilitate co-operative workplace reform and equitable, innovative and productive workplace relations, > > > (i) to encourage strategies to attract and retain skilled staff where there are skill shortages so as to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services. > > **s 3:** Am 2023 No 41, Sch 1.3\[1\]; 2025 No 42, Sch 1\[1\].