Industrial Relations Act 1996
406Awards and other industrial instruments provide minimum entitlements
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406 Awards and other industrial instruments provide minimum entitlements
406 Awards and other industrial instruments provide minimum entitlements
(1) The conditions of employment set by an industrial instrument are the minimum entitlements of employees.
(2) The provisions of a contract of employment or other contract do not have effect to the extent that they provide an employee with a benefit that is less favourable to the employee than the benefit to which the employee is entitled under an industrial instrument.
(3) In the case of a contract determination or contract agreement, a reference in this section to an employee is a reference to a driver or carrier and a reference to employment is a reference to engagement as a driver or carrier.