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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 382 Jurisdiction of Industrial Local Court Judges
382 Jurisdiction of Industrial Local Court Judges
> > (1) The Chief Industrial Local Court Judge or any other Industrial Local Court Judge may exercise throughout the State the jurisdiction conferred by the following Acts on the Local Court—
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> > > [Industrial Relations Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-017)
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> > > Other industrial relations legislation
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> > > [Entertainment Industry Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-073)
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> > > [Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-019)
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> > > [Community Services Sector (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2024](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2024-039)
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> > > [Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave Scheme) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-122)
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> > > [Essential Services Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-041)
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> > > [Industrial Relations (Child Employment) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-096)
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> > > [Industrial Relations (Ethical Clothing Trades) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-128)
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> > > [Work Health and Safety Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-010)
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> > > [Retail Trading Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2008-049)
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> > > [Workers Compensation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-070)
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> > > [Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-086)
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> > > [Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-080)
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> > > Any other Act that expressly confers jurisdiction on an Industrial Local Court Judge
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> > (2) The Chief Industrial Local Court Judge or other Industrial Local Court Judge constitutes the Local Court when exercising that jurisdiction.
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> **s 382:** Am 1996 No 121, Sch 4.30 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2001 No 80, Sch 3.3 \[4\]; 2001 No 94, Sch 7 \[1\]; 2001 No 128, Sch 2 \[4\]; 2006 No 96, sec 23; 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 5; 2008 No 49, Sch 3.2 \[1\]; 2010 No 122, Sch 3.2; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.14 \[6\]; 2013 No 73, Sch 3.2; 2015 No 15, Sch 2.25 \[2\]; 2024 No 39, Sch 4.1; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.52\[1\] \[4\].