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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.352Discussing matters with employer or employee
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### sec.352 Discussing matters with employer or employee
An authorised officer may discuss matters under this Act with the following persons during working or non-working time—
an employer;
a member employee, or a person eligible to become a member employee.
The officer may discuss any other matter with a member employee, or an employee who is eligible to become a member of the officer’s organisation, during non-working time.
A person must not obstruct the officer exercising a power under this section.
Maximum penalty—27 penalty units.
(sec.352-ssec.1) An authorised officer may discuss matters under this Act with the following persons during working or non-working time— an employer; a member employee, or a person eligible to become a member employee.
(sec.352-ssec.2) The officer may discuss any other matter with a member employee, or an employee who is eligible to become a member of the officer’s organisation, during non-working time.
(sec.352-ssec.3) A person must not obstruct the officer exercising a power under this section. Maximum penalty—27 penalty units.
- (a) an employer;
- (b) a member employee, or a person eligible to become a member employee.