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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.496Joint sessions with industrial authorities
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### sec.496 Joint sessions with industrial authorities
This section applies if—
the president considers proceedings relating to an industrial matter before the commission should be heard in a joint session with an industrial authority; and
the industrial authority agrees to the joint session.
The president may—
hear, or direct a commissioner to hear, the proceedings in a joint session with the industrial authority; or
confer, or direct the commissioner to confer, with the industrial authority about the proceedings and the decision to be made in the proceedings; or
join, or direct the commissioner to join, with the industrial authority in the decision made in the proceedings.
(sec.496-ssec.1) This section applies if— the president considers proceedings relating to an industrial matter before the commission should be heard in a joint session with an industrial authority; and the industrial authority agrees to the joint session.
(sec.496-ssec.2) The president may— hear, or direct a commissioner to hear, the proceedings in a joint session with the industrial authority; or confer, or direct the commissioner to confer, with the industrial authority about the proceedings and the decision to be made in the proceedings; or join, or direct the commissioner to join, with the industrial authority in the decision made in the proceedings.
- (a) the president considers proceedings relating to an industrial matter before the commission should be heard in a joint session with an industrial authority; and
- (b) the industrial authority agrees to the joint session.
- (a) hear, or direct a commissioner to hear, the proceedings in a joint session with the industrial authority; or
- (b) confer, or direct the commissioner to confer, with the industrial authority about the proceedings and the decision to be made in the proceedings; or
- (c) join, or direct the commissioner to join, with the industrial authority in the decision made in the proceedings.