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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.541Decisions generally
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### sec.541 Decisions generally
The court or commission may, in an industrial cause do any of the following—
make a decision it considers just, and include provision for preventing or settling the industrial dispute or dealing with the industrial matter to which the cause relates, without being restricted to any specific relief claimed by the parties to the cause;
dismiss the cause, or refrain from hearing, further hearing, or deciding the cause, if the court or commission considers—
the cause is trivial; or
further proceedings by the court or commission are not necessary or desirable in the public interest;
order a party to the cause to pay another party the expenses, including witness expenses, it considers appropriate.
- (a) make a decision it considers just, and include provision for preventing or settling the industrial dispute or dealing with the industrial matter to which the cause relates, without being restricted to any specific relief claimed by the parties to the cause;
- (b) dismiss the cause, or refrain from hearing, further hearing, or deciding the cause, if the court or commission considers— (i) the cause is trivial; or (ii) further proceedings by the court or commission are not necessary or desirable in the public interest;
- (i) the cause is trivial; or
- (ii) further proceedings by the court or commission are not necessary or desirable in the public interest;
- (c) order a party to the cause to pay another party the expenses, including witness expenses, it considers appropriate.
- (i) the cause is trivial; or
- (ii) further proceedings by the court or commission are not necessary or desirable in the public interest;