Electricity Authorities Industrial Causes Act Amendment Act 1988 (Qld)

ANNO TRICESIMO SEPTIMO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 1 of 198F An Act to amend the Electricity AuthoritiesIndustrial CausesAct 1985 in certain particulars and to repeal certain provisions of the Electricity (Continuity of Supply)Act 1985 and for other purposes [ASSENTED TO 17TH MARCH, 1988]

2 Electricity Authorities Industrial Causes Act Amendment Act 1988, No. I BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follcws:- 1. Short Title . This Act may be cited as the Electricity Authorities Industrial Causes Act Amendment Act 1988. 2. Citation . (1) The Electricity Authorities Industrial Causes Act 1985 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. (2) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Electricity Authorities Industrial Causes Act 1985-1988. 3. Amendment of s. 4. Interpretation . Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by omitting the definition "prescribed authority". 4. Amendment relating to " prescribed authority ". A section of the Principal Act specified in the first column of the following Table is amended as specified in the second column of the Table opposite the reference to that section:- TABLE Section amended Amendment S. 28 Procedure upon detriment or penalty suffered; Review. S. 29. Institution and disposal of s. 28 applications (a) omit the words "prescribed authority" wherever they occur and substitute in each case the word "tribunal"; (b) omit the words "the authority" wherever they occur and substitute in each case the word "it"; (c) in subsection (3), insert after the words "and at no time thereafter" the words "except with the tribunal's leave, which it may grant in such cases as it thinks just so to do" (a) omit from subsection (3) the words "prescribed authority to which application is made" and substitute the words "tribunal upon application made to it"; (b) omit the words "prescribed authority" wherever they occur and substitute in each case the word "tribunal";

Electricity Authorities Industrial Causes Act Amendment Act 1988, No. 1 3 TABLE-continued Section amended Amendment S. 30. Avoidance of penalties in subsection (1), insert after the prohibited word "tribunal" the words ", otherwise than upon an application made to it under section 28,". 5. Amendment of s. 32. Contracting as to eployment conditions. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of the section the following subsection:- "(5) A contract of service made by The South East Queensland Electricity Board pursuant to authority conferred on it by section 7 (2) of the Electricity (Continuity of Supply) Act 1985 or the Order in Council referred to in section 7 (1) of that Act shall be deemed- (a) to be a contract made under subsection (1); (b) to contain provisions first approved by the Governor in Council in accordance with subsection (2); (c) to have been lodged with the registrar of the tribunal and to have been certified by him as required by subsection (3); and (d) to have been made by persons who have freely become parties to the contract.". 6. Amendments consequent upon s. 32 (5). A section of the Principal Act specified in the first column of the following Table is amended as specified in the second column of the Table opposite the reference to that section:- TABLE Section amended A_ ,ndmen S. 33. rt to prevail over insert all ;r )rd "made" the awa _ , etc. words "or d, -med to be made"; S 34. Jurisdiction of tribunal to in subsection (1), insert after the resolve disputes on contracts word "made" the words "or deemed to be made". 7. New s. 34A. The Principal Act is amended by inserting after section 34 the following section:- "34A. Particular term of employment in electricity calling. It is a term of every contract of employment in an electricity

4 Electricity Authorities Industrial Causes Act Amendment Act 1988, No. 1 calling, whether the contract is one made before or after the commencement of the Electricity Authorities Industrial Causes Act Amendment Act 1988 and whether the contract is one made or deemed to be made under section 32 (1) or made otherwise, that the employee will obey all directions of the employer to take whatever steps the employer considers necessary to have work performed to provide , to maintain or to restore a supply of electricity , if the employee is suitably and properly qualified and trained to take such steps.". 8. Repeals . An Act specified in the first column of the following Table is repealed to the extent indicated in respect of that Act in the second column of the Table:- TABLE Title of Act Number of Act Extent of repeal Electricity (Continuity of No.l of 1985 as Sections 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B, Supply) Act 1985 amended by Nos. 9, 9A AND 10 13 and 80 of 1985 Electricity (Continuity of No. 13 of 1985 Supply) Act Amendment Act 1985 The whole