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sec.447Commission’s functions
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### sec.447 Commission’s functions
The commission’s functions include the following—
establishing and maintaining a system of non-discriminatory modern awards that, together with the Queensland Employment Standards, provide for fair and just conditions of employment for employees;
supervising the bargaining of agreements;
certifying agreements;
making bargaining awards;
making modern awards;
promoting cooperative and productive workplace relations;
taking measures to prevent disputes;
assisting parties to an industrial cause in negotiating or resolving a matter relevant to the cause, whether or not the matter is within the jurisdiction of the commission;
resolving disputes by conciliation of industrial matters and, if necessary, by arbitration or making an order;
resolving disputes in the negotiation of agreements—
by conciliation; or
by arbitration, including by the making of determinations;
resolving disputes over union coverage by making representation orders;
resolving disputes by performing the functions conferred on the commission under a referral agreement;
resolving other disputes that threaten to harm the community or the economy by conciliation and, if necessary, by arbitration;
dealing with—
applications brought under this Act or another Act, including for public service appeals; or
claims relating to dismissals;
making declarations about industrial matters;
any other function conferred on the commission under this Act or another Act.
The commission must perform its functions in a way that—
is consistent with the objects of this Act; and
avoids unnecessary technicalities and facilitates the fair and practical conduct of proceedings under this Act.
s 447 amd 2020 No. 35 s 5
(sec.447-ssec.1) The commission’s functions include the following— establishing and maintaining a system of non-discriminatory modern awards that, together with the Queensland Employment Standards, provide for fair and just conditions of employment for employees; supervising the bargaining of agreements; certifying agreements; making bargaining awards; making modern awards; promoting cooperative and productive workplace relations; taking measures to prevent disputes; assisting parties to an industrial cause in negotiating or resolving a matter relevant to the cause, whether or not the matter is within the jurisdiction of the commission; resolving disputes by conciliation of industrial matters and, if necessary, by arbitration or making an order; resolving disputes in the negotiation of agreements— by conciliation; or by arbitration, including by the making of determinations; resolving disputes over union coverage by making representation orders; resolving disputes by performing the functions conferred on the commission under a referral agreement; resolving other disputes that threaten to harm the community or the economy by conciliation and, if necessary, by arbitration; dealing with— applications brought under this Act or another Act, including for public service appeals; or claims relating to dismissals; making declarations about industrial matters; any other function conferred on the commission under this Act or another Act.
(sec.447-ssec.2) The commission must perform its functions in a way that— is consistent with the objects of this Act; and avoids unnecessary technicalities and facilitates the fair and practical conduct of proceedings under this Act.
- (a) establishing and maintaining a system of non-discriminatory modern awards that, together with the Queensland Employment Standards, provide for fair and just conditions of employment for employees;
- (b) supervising the bargaining of agreements;
- (c) certifying agreements;
- (d) making bargaining awards;
- (e) making modern awards;
- (f) promoting cooperative and productive workplace relations;
- (g) taking measures to prevent disputes;
- (h) assisting parties to an industrial cause in negotiating or resolving a matter relevant to the cause, whether or not the matter is within the jurisdiction of the commission;
- (i) resolving disputes by conciliation of industrial matters and, if necessary, by arbitration or making an order;
- (j) resolving disputes in the negotiation of agreements— (i) by conciliation; or (ii) by arbitration, including by the making of determinations;
- (i) by conciliation; or
- (ii) by arbitration, including by the making of determinations;
- (k) resolving disputes over union coverage by making representation orders;
- (l) resolving disputes by performing the functions conferred on the commission under a referral agreement;
- (m) resolving other disputes that threaten to harm the community or the economy by conciliation and, if necessary, by arbitration;
- (n) dealing with— (i) applications brought under this Act or another Act, including for public service appeals; or (ii) claims relating to dismissals;
- (i) applications brought under this Act or another Act, including for public service appeals; or
- (ii) claims relating to dismissals;
- (o) making declarations about industrial matters;
- (p) any other function conferred on the commission under this Act or another Act.
- (i) by conciliation; or
- (ii) by arbitration, including by the making of determinations;
- (i) applications brought under this Act or another Act, including for public service appeals; or
- (ii) claims relating to dismissals;
- (a) is consistent with the objects of this Act; and
- (b) avoids unnecessary technicalities and facilitates the fair and practical conduct of proceedings under this Act.