6Savings as to powers etc

6 Savings as to powers etc

6 Savings as to powers etc

Nothing contained in this Act shall limit or in any way affect the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred and imposed on the Industrial Relations Commission by or under the Industrial Relations Act 1996 in respect of long service leave—

Provided that in the exercise and performance of such powers, authorities, duties and functions, the Commission shall not in any award, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, insert any provisions relating to long service leave for workers unless those provisions are more favourable to the workers than the provisions of section 4 or are applicable to persons who are not workers entitled to the long service leave provided by section 4.

s 6: Am 1983 No 100, Sch 2 (6) (7); 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1996 No 121, Sch 4.37 [6]–[8].