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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.9What is an industrial matter
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### sec.9 What is an industrial matter
An industrial matter is a matter that affects or relates to—
work done or to be done; or
the privileges, rights or functions of—
employers or employees; or
persons who have been, or propose to be, or who may become, employers or employees; or
a matter the court or commission considers has been, is, or may be a cause or contributory cause of an industrial action or industrial dispute.
However, a matter is not an industrial matter if it is the subject of a proceeding for—
an indictable offence; or
a public service appeal.
Without limiting subsection (1) or affecting subsection (2) , a matter is an industrial matter if it relates to a matter mentioned in schedule 1 .
s 9 amd 2020 No. 35 s 3
(sec.9-ssec.1) An industrial matter is a matter that affects or relates to— work done or to be done; or the privileges, rights or functions of— employers or employees; or persons who have been, or propose to be, or who may become, employers or employees; or a matter the court or commission considers has been, is, or may be a cause or contributory cause of an industrial action or industrial dispute.
(sec.9-ssec.2) However, a matter is not an industrial matter if it is the subject of a proceeding for— an indictable offence; or a public service appeal.
(sec.9-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (1) or affecting subsection (2) , a matter is an industrial matter if it relates to a matter mentioned in schedule 1 .
- (a) work done or to be done; or
- (b) the privileges, rights or functions of— (i) employers or employees; or (ii) persons who have been, or propose to be, or who may become, employers or employees; or
- (i) employers or employees; or
- (ii) persons who have been, or propose to be, or who may become, employers or employees; or
- (c) a matter the court or commission considers has been, is, or may be a cause or contributory cause of an industrial action or industrial dispute.
- (i) employers or employees; or
- (ii) persons who have been, or propose to be, or who may become, employers or employees; or
- (a) an indictable offence; or
- (b) a public service appeal.