16Interpretation of applied provisions

16 Interpretation of applied provisions

16 Interpretation of applied provisions

For the purposes of the application of the applied provisions, a reference in the applied provisions:

(a) to this Act (that is, the Industrial Relations Act 1996) is to be read as a reference to this Act (that is, the Industrial Relations (Ethical Clothing Trades) Act 2001), and

(b) to the regulations is to be read as a reference to the regulations under this Act, and

(c) to the industrial relations legislation includes a reference to this Act, and

(d) to employment is to be read as a reference to employment as an outworker in the clothing trades, and

(e) to an employer is to be read:

(i) as a reference to an employer within the meaning of this Act, or

(ii) except in Part 7 of Chapter 5—as a reference to any person (other than an outworker in the clothing trades) required to comply with the mandatory code, and

(f) to employees is to be read as a reference to outworkers in the clothing trades, and

(g) to an industrial instrument includes a reference to the mandatory code,

as the case requires.