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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.18Relationship between Queensland Employment Standards and industrial instruments
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### sec.18 Relationship between Queensland Employment Standards and industrial instruments
An industrial instrument may not include a provision that displaces, or is otherwise inconsistent with, the Queensland Employment Standards, unless the provision is at least as favourable for an employee as the Queensland Employment Standards.
The Queensland Employment Standards have effect subject to provisions included in an industrial instrument mentioned in subsection (1) .
(sec.18-ssec.1) An industrial instrument may not include a provision that displaces, or is otherwise inconsistent with, the Queensland Employment Standards, unless the provision is at least as favourable for an employee as the Queensland Employment Standards.
(sec.18-ssec.2) The Queensland Employment Standards have effect subject to provisions included in an industrial instrument mentioned in subsection (1) .