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Industrial Relations Act 1996
331AApplication of contract agreement to successor principal contractors
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#### 331A Application of contract agreement to successor principal contractors
331A Application of contract agreement to successor principal contractors
> > (1) This section applies if—
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> > > (a) a contract agreement that applies to a principal contractor is approved by the Commission, and
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> > > (b) at a later time, a new principal contractor becomes the successor, whether or not immediate, of the whole or part of the business of the principal contractor.
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> > (2) From the later time—
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> > > (a) to the extent the contract agreement applies to the whole or part of the business, the contract agreement—
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> > > > (i) applies to the new principal contractor, and
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> > > > (ii) does not apply to the previous principal contractor, and
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> > > (b) a reference in this chapter to the principal contractor, to the extent the context relates to the whole or part of the business—
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> > > > (i) is a reference to the new principal contractor, and
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> > > > (ii) is not a reference to the previous principal contractor.
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> > (3) The Commission may make an order to give effect to the operation of this section, including by varying the contract agreement.
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> **s 331A:** Ins 2025 No 20, Sch 1\[15\].