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#### 250 Enforcement
250 Enforcement
> > (1) The following provisions of the [Industrial Relations Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-017) and the regulations made under that Act apply to and for the purposes of this Part (the applied provisions)—
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> > > (a) Part 7 of Chapter 5 (Entry and inspection by officers of industrial organisations),
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> > > (b) Part 4 of Chapter 7 (Inspectors and their powers),
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> > > (c) Part 5 of Chapter 7 (Evidentiary provisions),
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> > > (d) Part 6 of Chapter 7 (Criminal and other legal proceedings),
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> > > (e) any other provision prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) Accordingly, the applied provisions have effect as if they formed part of this Act.
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> > (3) For the purposes of the application of the applied provisions (but without limiting subsection (4) (a)), a reference in the applied provisions—
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> > > (a) to this Act (that is, the [Industrial Relations Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-017)) is to be read as a reference to this Part, and
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> > > (b) to the regulations is to be read as a reference to the regulations under this Act, and
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> > > (c) to the industrial relations legislation includes a reference to this Part, and
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> > > (d) to employment is to be read as a reference to employment of an injured worker, and
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> > > (e) to an employer is to be read as a reference to an employer within the meaning of this Part, and
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> > > (f) to employees is to be read as a reference to injured workers,
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> > as the case requires.
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> > (4) The applied provisions have effect—
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> > > (a) subject to such modifications as are prescribed by this Part or the regulations, and
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> > > (b) despite any other provisions of this Act that make provision for matters for which the applied provisions make provision.
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> > (5) In this section—
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> > modification includes addition, exception, omission or substitution.
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> **ss 248–250:** Subst 1988 No 132, Sch 1 (7). Rep 1989 No 121, Sch 1. Ins 2006 No 97, Sch 3 \[1\].