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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 318 Commencement of determination
318 Commencement of determination
> > (1) A contract determination comes into force on the date specified by the Commission.
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> > (2) However, legal proceedings relating to the enforcement of the determination cannot be commenced until the expiration of 7 days after the day on which it is published on the NSW industrial relations website.
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> > (3) A contract determination may be expressed to apply retrospectively, but not earlier than the date on which—
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> > > (a) application for the determination was lodged with the Industrial Registrar or the Commission initiated proceedings for the determination, or
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> > > (b) the Commission initiated proceedings for the determination, or
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> > > (c) the dispute giving rise to the determination was notified to the Commission,
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> > as the case requires.
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> Note.
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> Section 190 enables the Full Bench or a Presidential Member, on such terms as it thinks fit, to stay the operation of the whole or any part of a contract determination for the purposes of appeal pending determination of the appeal or further order of the Commission.
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> **s 318:** Am 2006 No 97, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2016 No 48, Sch 1 \[76\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2\[72\].