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Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990
sec.23Powers and procedures for making trading area order
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### sec.23 Powers and procedures for making trading area order
The industrial commission may make an order under section 21 —
of its own motion; or
on an application made by or for an industrial organisation, another organisation or a local government.
The industrial commission must fix a day, time and place for a meeting of the commission to consider making a trading area order.
The industrial commission must give written notice of the meeting to the industrial organisations, other organisations and local governments the commission considers appropriate.
A copy of the notice must be published on the QIRC website and in any other way the industrial commission considers appropriate.
The notice must state a time before which any industrial organisation, another organisation or a local government that claims to be concerned in the making of the order may apply to the industrial registrar for leave to appear and be heard on the matter.
The industrial registrar must grant an application for leave made in accordance with the notice under subsection (5) if the registrar is satisfied the applicant is, or is likely to be, concerned in the making of the order.
Otherwise, the industrial registrar must refuse to grant the application for leave.
s 23 amd 1994 No. 23 s 3 sch ; 2009 No. 38 s 52 ; 2013 No. 61 s 110 ; 2017 No. 26 s 15 ; 2022 No. 17 s 19
(sec.23-ssec.1) The industrial commission may make an order under section 21 — of its own motion; or on an application made by or for an industrial organisation, another organisation or a local government.
(sec.23-ssec.2) The industrial commission must fix a day, time and place for a meeting of the commission to consider making a trading area order.
(sec.23-ssec.3) The industrial commission must give written notice of the meeting to the industrial organisations, other organisations and local governments the commission considers appropriate.
(sec.23-ssec.4) A copy of the notice must be published on the QIRC website and in any other way the industrial commission considers appropriate.
(sec.23-ssec.5) The notice must state a time before which any industrial organisation, another organisation or a local government that claims to be concerned in the making of the order may apply to the industrial registrar for leave to appear and be heard on the matter.
(sec.23-ssec.6) The industrial registrar must grant an application for leave made in accordance with the notice under subsection (5) if the registrar is satisfied the applicant is, or is likely to be, concerned in the making of the order.
(sec.23-ssec.7) Otherwise, the industrial registrar must refuse to grant the application for leave.
- (a) of its own motion; or
- (b) on an application made by or for an industrial organisation, another organisation or a local government.