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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.157Review on application by Queensland Human Rights Commission
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### sec.157 Review on application by Queensland Human Rights Commission
The Queensland Human Rights Commission may apply to the commission for a review of a modern award on the grounds it is discriminatory.
If an application is made under subsection (1) , the commission must—
review the modern award; and
if it considers the award requires a person to do an act that would be unlawful under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 if the act were not done under the award—make an order varying the award so it no longer requires the person to do the unlawful act.
s 157 amd 2019 No. 5 s 141
(sec.157-ssec.1) The Queensland Human Rights Commission may apply to the commission for a review of a modern award on the grounds it is discriminatory.
(sec.157-ssec.2) If an application is made under subsection (1) , the commission must— review the modern award; and if it considers the award requires a person to do an act that would be unlawful under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 if the act were not done under the award—make an order varying the award so it no longer requires the person to do the unlawful act.
- (a) review the modern award; and
- (b) if it considers the award requires a person to do an act that would be unlawful under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 if the act were not done under the award—make an order varying the award so it no longer requires the person to do the unlawful act.