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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.338Revoking and suspending officer’s authorisation
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### sec.338 Revoking and suspending officer’s authorisation
The following persons may apply to the commission for an authorised officer’s authority under section 337 to be revoked or suspended—
an employer;
a person required to produce a record under section 345 .
If, after considering an application under subsection (1) , the commission considers an authorised officer has abused the officer’s powers, the commission may—
revoke the officer’s authorisation; or
suspend the officer’s authorisation for a period it considers appropriate; or
attach conditions to the officer’s authorisation it considers appropriate.
For subsection (2) , an authorised officer has abused the officer’s powers if the officer has—
contravened a condition of the authorisation; or
entered an employer’s workplace other than under section 348 ; or
contravened section 348 (2) ; or
exercised the officer’s power to enter in an unreasonable or vexatious way; or
made unreasonable, vexatious or inappropriate use of information obtained from inspecting a record made available because of the officer’s powers as an authorised officer.
(sec.338-ssec.1) The following persons may apply to the commission for an authorised officer’s authority under section 337 to be revoked or suspended— an employer; a person required to produce a record under section 345 .
(sec.338-ssec.2) If, after considering an application under subsection (1) , the commission considers an authorised officer has abused the officer’s powers, the commission may— revoke the officer’s authorisation; or suspend the officer’s authorisation for a period it considers appropriate; or attach conditions to the officer’s authorisation it considers appropriate.
(sec.338-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , an authorised officer has abused the officer’s powers if the officer has— contravened a condition of the authorisation; or entered an employer’s workplace other than under section 348 ; or contravened section 348 (2) ; or exercised the officer’s power to enter in an unreasonable or vexatious way; or made unreasonable, vexatious or inappropriate use of information obtained from inspecting a record made available because of the officer’s powers as an authorised officer.
- (a) an employer;
- (b) a person required to produce a record under section 345 .
- (a) revoke the officer’s authorisation; or
- (b) suspend the officer’s authorisation for a period it considers appropriate; or
- (c) attach conditions to the officer’s authorisation it considers appropriate.
- (a) contravened a condition of the authorisation; or
- (b) entered an employer’s workplace other than under section 348 ; or
- (c) contravened section 348 (2) ; or
- (d) exercised the officer’s power to enter in an unreasonable or vexatious way; or
- (e) made unreasonable, vexatious or inappropriate use of information obtained from inspecting a record made available because of the officer’s powers as an authorised officer.