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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.542Reserved decisions
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### sec.542 Reserved decisions
The court or commission may reserve its decision in proceedings.
If a decision is reserved—
it may be pronounced at—
a continuation or resumption of the court or commission; or
a subsequent sitting of the court or commission; or
the court or commission may give its written decision, signed by the person or each of the persons constituting the court or commission, to the registrar.
The registrar must file a written decision in the registry and give a copy of it to each of the parties to the industrial cause.
A written decision has effect when the decision is filed as if it had been pronounced by the court or commission.
(sec.542-ssec.1) The court or commission may reserve its decision in proceedings.
(sec.542-ssec.2) If a decision is reserved— it may be pronounced at— a continuation or resumption of the court or commission; or a subsequent sitting of the court or commission; or the court or commission may give its written decision, signed by the person or each of the persons constituting the court or commission, to the registrar.
(sec.542-ssec.3) The registrar must file a written decision in the registry and give a copy of it to each of the parties to the industrial cause.
(sec.542-ssec.4) A written decision has effect when the decision is filed as if it had been pronounced by the court or commission.
- (a) it may be pronounced at— (i) a continuation or resumption of the court or commission; or (ii) a subsequent sitting of the court or commission; or
- (i) a continuation or resumption of the court or commission; or
- (ii) a subsequent sitting of the court or commission; or
- (b) the court or commission may give its written decision, signed by the person or each of the persons constituting the court or commission, to the registrar.
- (i) a continuation or resumption of the court or commission; or
- (ii) a subsequent sitting of the court or commission; or