Industrial Arbitration (Amendment) Act 1943 (NSW)
INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION (AMENDMENT)
ACT.
Act No 25, 1943.
An Act to provide for the appointment of not more than five conciliation commissioners; for this and other purposes to amend the Industrial Arbitration Act, 1940, as amended by subsequent Acts; and for purposes con nected therewith. [Assented to, 21st Octo ber, 1943.]
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i t e n a c t e d b y t h e K i n g ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t M a j e s t y ,
l a t i v e C o u n c i l a n d L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h
W a l e s in P a r l i a m e n t a s s e m b l e d , a n d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of
t h e s a m e , a s follows :—
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T h i s ( A m e n d m e n t )
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" I n d u s t r i a l
A c t , 1 9 4 3 . "
( 2 ) T h e I n d u s t r i a l A r b i t r a t i o n A c t , 1940, a s
a m e n d e d b y s u b s e q u e n t A c t s , i s i n t h i s A c t r e f e r r e d t o a s
t h e P r i n c i p a l A c t ,
( 3 ) T h e I n d u s t r i a l A r b i t r a t i o n A c t , 1940, a s
a m e n d e d b y s u b s e q u e n t A c t s a n d b y t h i s A c t , m a y b e
c i t e d a s t h e I n d u s t r i a l A r b i t r a t i o n A c t , 1940-1943.
t r a v e l l e r
( 4 ) T h i s A c t s h a l l c o m m e n c e u p o n a d a y t o b e
a p p o i n t e d b y t h e G o v e r n o r a n d no t i f i ed b y p r o c l a m a t i o n p u b l i s h e d in t h e G a z e t t e .
2 . T h e P r i n c i p a l A c t is a m e n d e d —
( a ) ( i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m t h e de f in i t i on of
" E m p l o y e e " in s e c t i o n l ive t h e w o r d s " o r
a n y v e h i c l e u s e d in t h e d e l i v e r y of g o o d s , " a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s
" O r a s a n o u t w o r k e r , o r i s w o r k i n g a s a
s a l e s m a n , c a n v a s s e r , co l l ec to r , c o m m e r c i a l
t r a v e l l e r , i n s u r a n c e a g e n t o r i n a n y o t h e r
c a p a c i t y i n w h i c h h e is p a i d w h o l l y o r p a r t l y
b y c o m m i s s i o n " ;
( i i ) b y i n s e r t i n g a f t e r t h e de f in i t ion of " M i n i s
t e r " i n t h e s a m e s e c t i o n t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w d e f i n i t i o n : —
" O u t w o r k e r " m e a n s a p e r s o n t o w h o m
a r t i c l e s o r m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n o u t t o be
m a d e u p , c l e a n e d , w a s h e d , a l t e r e d , o r n a m e n t e d , f in i shed , o r r e p a i r e d o r a d a p t e d
f o r s a l e , i n h i s o w n h o m e o r o n o t h e r
p r e m i s e s n o t u n d e r t h e c o n t r o l o r m a n a g e
m e n t of t h e p e r s o n w h o g i v e s o u t t h e
m a t e r i a l s o r a r t i c l e s .
( i i i ) b y i n s e r t i n g a t t h e e n d of t h e s a m e s e c t i o n
t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w s u b s e c t i o n s : —
( 2 ) A p e r s o n w h o i s e n g a g e d in p l y i n g
f o r h i r e o r in t h e d e l i v e r y of g o o d s w i t h a n y veh i c l e o r v e s s e l t h e u s e of w h i c h i s
o b t a i n e d b y t h a t p e r s o n u n d e r a c o n t r a c t of b a i l m e n t ( o t h e r t h a n a h i r e p u r c h a s e
a g r e e m e n t ) i n c o n s i d e r a t i o n of t h e p a y m e n t
of a fixed s u m o r a s h a r e in t h e e a r n i n g s o r
o t h e r w i s e s h a l l , w h e r e t h e w o r k in w h i c h
s u c h p e r s o n i s so e n g a g e d is w o r k f o r w h i c h ,
b y a n a w a r d o r i n d u s t r i a l a g r e e m e n t , a
p r i c e o r r a t e h a s b e e n fixed f o r p e r s o n s
p e r f o r m i n g s u c h w o r k , be d e e m e d , f o r t h e
p u r p o s e s of t h i s A c t , t o be a n e m p l o y e e e m p l o y e d b y t h e p e r s o n f r o m w h o m t h e u s e
of t h e veh i c l e o r v e s s e l is so o b t a i n e d , a n d
s u c h l a s t m e n t i o n e d p e r s o n sha l l , f o r t h e
p u r p o s e s of t h i s A c t , be d e e m e d t o be t h e
e m p l o y e r of s u c h e m p l o y e e u n l e s s s u c h
p e r s o n s o r e i t h e r of t h e m e s t a b l i s h e s t o t h e
s a t i s f a c t i o n of t h e t r i b u n a l i n w h i c h p r o
c e e d i n g s f o r a b r e a c h of t h e a w a r d o r
i n d u s t r i a l a g r e e m e n t a r e i n s t i t u t e d t h a t t h e
c o n t r a c t of b a i l m e n t w a s a b o n a fide c o n t r a c t
a n d w a s n o t e n t e r e d i n t o f o r t h e p u r p o s e of
a v o i d i n g t h e o p e r a t i o n of t h e a w a r d o r
i n d u s t r i a l a g r e e m e n t . ( 3 )
(3 ) ( a ) W h e r e a n y p e r s o n ( i n t h i s s u b
s e c t i o n r e f e r r e d t o a s " t h e p r i n c i p a l " )
a d v e r t i s e s o r o t h e r w i s e not i f ies t h a t h e w i l l a c c e p t t i m b e r d e l i v e r e d o r s u p p l i e d to h i m
o r h i s a g e n t o r o t h e r p e r s o n in a c c o r d a n c e
w i t h s u c h a d v e r t i s e m e n t o r n o t i f i c a t i o n o r a d v e r t i s e s o r o t h e r w i s e not i f ies t o t h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d effect a n d a n y p e r s o n ( i n t h i s s u b s e c t i o n h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o a s
t h e " c o n t r a c t o r " ) g i v e s n o t i c e t o t h e p r i n
c i p a l t h a t h e wi l l d e l i v e r o r s u p p l y s u c h
t i m b e r o r a n y p a r t t h e r e o f , t h e n e x c e p t
w h e r e t h e p r i n c i p a l f o r t h w i t h not i f ies t h e
c o n t r a c t o r i n w r i t i n g t h a t h i s offer t o a c c e p t
t i m b e r so d e l i v e r e d o r s u p p l i e d h a s b e e n
w i t h d r a w n , t h e c o n t r a c t o r , w h i l s t e n g a g e d
in o r a b o u t t h e w o r k of c u t t i n g , d e l i v e r i n g
o r s u p p l y i n g s u c h t i m b e r o r p a r t t h e r e o f
sha l l , f o r t h e p u r p o s e s of t h i s A c t , b e d e e m e d t o b e a n e m p l o y e e e m p l o y e d b y t h e
p r i n c i p a l , a n d t h e p r i n c i p a l sha l l , f o r t h e
p u r p o s e s of t h i s A c t , be d e e m e d t o b e t h e
e m p l o y e r of s u c h c o n t r a c t o r .
N o t i c e of i n t e n t i o n t o d e l i v e r o r s u p p l y
t i m b e r a s a f o r e s a i d s h a l l be i n o r t o t h e
effect of t h e p r e s c r i b e d f o r m a n d s h a l l
i n d i c a t e t h e n a t u r e of t h e a c t u a l w o r k t o
be u n d e r t a k e n a n d a l s o t h e l o c a l i t y w h e r e
a n d t h e t i m e w i t h i n w h i c h t h e a c t u a l w o r k
i s t o be c a r r i e d o u t .
T h e n o t i c e m a y b e g i v e n p e r s o n a l l y o r
b y l e t t e r p o s t e d to t h e p r i n c i p a l a t h i s p l a c e
of b u s i n e s s o r u s u a l a d d r e s s .
( b ) F o r t h e p u r p o s e s of t h i s s u b s e c
t i o n " T i m b e r "
:—
i n c l u d e s s l e e p e r s , p i l e s , p o l e s ,
g i r d e r s , l o g s o r p i t t i m b e r ;
" C u t t i n g ' " i n c l u d e s f e l l i ng , s a w i n g ,
o b t a i n i n g , p r e p a r i n g o r d o i n g a n y w o r k in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t i m b e r .
( b ) b y o m i t t i n g t h e p r o v i s o to s u b s e c t i o n t h r e e of
s e c t i o n e i g h t .
| 3. | T h e | P r i n c i p a l | A c t | is | f u r t h e r | a m e n d e d — |
( a ) ( i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s u b s e c t i o n s e v e n of s e c t i o n
f o u r t e e n t h e w o r d s ' ' t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r " w h e r e f i r s t ly o c c u r r i n g a n d b y
i n s e r t i n g i n l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s " a
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r ' ' ;
( i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m t h e s a m e s u b s e c t i o n the"
w o r d s " T h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r ,
c o m m i t t e e , o r " w h e r e v e r o c c u r r i n g a n d b y
i n s e r t i n g in l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s " A con
c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r o r c o m m i t t e e o r t h e " ;
( b ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s u b s e c t i o n t e n of t h e s a m e
s e c t i o n t h e w o r d " c o m m i s s i o n e r " a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in l i e u t h e r e o f t h e w o r d " c o m m i s s i o n e r s " ;
( c ) b y i n s e r t i n g a t t h e e n d of t h e s a m e s e c t i o n t h e
f o l l o w i n g n e w s u b s e c t i o n : —
(13) "Where a n y q u e s t i o n o r a p p l i c a t i o n i s
r e f e r r e d o r a n y a p p e a l i s m a d e to t h e c o m m i s s i o n
u n d e r t h i s A c t , t h e c o m m i s s i o n m a y , b e f o r e p r o c e e d i n g w i t h t h e h e a r i n g of s u c h q u e s t i o n ,
a p p l i c a t i o n o r a p p e a l , ca l l a c o n f e r e n c e of t h e
p a r t i e s w i t h a v i e w to e f fec t ing a s e t t l e m e n t of
t h e m a t t e r s in d i s p u t e .
A t c o n c i l i a t i o n
s u c h
c o n f e r e n c e
t h e
m e m b e r s
of
t h e
c o m m i t t e e e s t a b l i s h e d f o r t h e
i n d u s t r y o r c a l l i n g c o n c e r n e d sha l l , if t h e com
m i s s i o n so d i r e c t s , s i t w i t h t h e c o m m i s s i o n .
| 4 . | (1 ) | T h e | P r i n c i p a l | Ac t | is | f u r t h e r | a m e n d e d — |
( a ) ( i ) b y o m i t t i n g s u b s e c t i o n one of s e c t i o n f i f teen
a n d by i n s e r t i n g in l i eu t h e r e o f t h e fo l low
i n g s u b s e c t i o n s : —
(1) T h e G o v e r n o r m a y a p p o i n t n o t m o r e t h a n five p e r s o n s each of w h o m s h a l l be a
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r , a n d m a y a p p o i n t
one of t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r s t o be
t h e s e n i o r c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r .
(1A) ( a ) T h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r s ,
o t h e r t h a n t h e s e n i o r c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s d a t e s
s i o n e r , sha l l h a v e s e n i o r i t y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e
d a t e s of t h e i r a p p o i n t m e n t s , o r , w h e r e t h e
a p p o i n t m e n t s of t w o o r m o r e of t h e m w e r e m a d e on t h e s a m e d a t e , a c c o r d i n g t o s u c h o r d e r of p r e c e d e n c e a s m a y be a s s i g n e d t o
t h e m b y t h e G o v e r n o r .
( b ) I n t h e c a s e of t h e a b s e n c e of
t h e s e n i o r c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r o r of
h i s i n a b i l i t y t o p e r f o r m t h e d u t i e s of h i s
office- o r i n t h e c a s e of a n y v a c a n c y in t h e
office of s e n i o r c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r ,
a l l t h e d u t i e s a n d p o w e r s of t h e s e n i o r
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r s h a l l d e v o l v e u p o n
t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r w h o i s n e x t
i n o r d e r of s e n i o r i t y .
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A
c o n c i l i a t i o n
c o m m i s s i o n e r
s h a l l
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of e a c h c o m m i t t e e .
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c o m m i s s i o n
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t i m e ,
t h e c o m m i t t e e s of w h i c h e a c h
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r i s t o be c h a i r m a n .
( i i ) b y o m i t t i n g s u b s e c t i o n t w o of t h e s a m e
s e c t i o n a n d by i n s e r t i n g i n l i eu t h e r e o f t h e
f o l l o w i n g s u b s e c t i o n : —
(2) E a c h c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r s h a l l
be p a i d d e t e r m i n e .
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( i i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s u b s e c t i o n t h r e e of t h e
s a m e s e c t i o n t h e w o r d " T h e " a n d b y i n s e r t
i n g in l i e u t h e r e o f t h e w o r d " A " ;
( i v ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s u b s e c t i o n f o u r of t h e s a m e
s e c t i o n t h e w o r d " T h e " w h e r e f i r s t l y
o c c u r r i n g a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in l i e u t h e r e o f
t h e w o r d " A " ;
( v ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m p a r a g r a p h (b ) of t h e
s a m e s u b s e c t i o n t h e w o r d s " T h e c o m m i s
s i o n e r s u s p e n d e d " a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in l i e u
t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s " A c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s
s i o n e r s u s p e n d e d " ;
( v i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m t h e s a m e p a r a g r a p h t h e
w o r d s " t h e c o m m i s s i o n e r " w h e r e v e r o c c u r
r i n g a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in l i eu t h e r e o f t h e
w o r d s " s u c h c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r " :
( v i i )
(v i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s u b s e c t i o n five of t h e s a m e
s e c t i o n t h e w o r d " T h e " w h e r e f i r s t ly
o c c u r r i n g a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d " A " ;
( v i i i ) b y o m i t t i n g s u b s e c t i o n s ix of t h e s a m e s e c t i o n ;
( i x ) b y i n s e r t i n g n e x t a f t e r s u b s e c t i o n s e v e n of
t h e s a m e s e c t i o n t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w s u b
s e c t i o n :—
(8) W h e r e a n officer of a C r o w n c o r p o r a
t i o n i s a p p o i n t e d a c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s
s i o n e r h e s h a l l be e n t i t l e d to h a v e h i s s e r v i c e
a s c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r r e c k o n e d a s
s e r v i c e f o r t h e p u r p o s e s of t h e A c t o r r e g u l a t i o n s g o v e r n i n g h i s s e r v i c e a s sucl i officer, a n d if, a s such officer, h e w a s a n e m p l o y e e w i t h i n t h e m e a n i n g of t h e S u p e r
a n n u a t i o n A c t , 1916, a s a m e n d e d by s u b s e
q u e n t A c t s , h e s h a l l , w h i l e h e h o l d s office a s
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r , be d e e m e d to b e
a n e m p l o y e e w i t h i n t h e m e a n i n g of t h e s a i d
A c t , a s so a m e n d e d . U p o n t h e t e r m i n a t i o n
of h i s a p p o i n t m e n t a s c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s
s i o n e r , if h e h a s n o t a l r e a d y a t t a i n e d t h e a g e of s ix ty- f ive y e a r s , h e s h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o be r e a p p o i n t e d to t h e s e r v i c e of t h e
C r o w n c o r p o r a t i o n in s o m e p o s i t i o n c o r r e s
p o n d i n g in c l a s s i f i ca t ion a n d s a l a r y t o t h a t
w h i c h h e h e l d a t t h e d a t e of h i s a p p o i n t
m e n t a s c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r .
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t h i s
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m e a n s a n y of t h e f o l l o w i n g
c o r p o r a t i o n s , t h a t is t o s a y : — T h e C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r R a i l w a y s , t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r R o a d T r a n s p o r t a n d T r a m w a y s , t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r M a i n R o a d s , t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n
M e a t I n d u s t r y C o m m i s s i o n e r , t h e M a r i t i m e
S e r v i c e s B o a r d of N e w S o u t h w a l e s , t h e
M e t r o p o l i t a n W a t e r , S e w e r a g e a n d D r a i n
a g e B o a r d , t h e W a t e r C o n s e r v a t i o n a n d I r r i g a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n , t h e B o a r d of F i r e C o m m i s s i o n e r s of N e w S o u t h W a l e s , t h e H u n t e r
H u n t e r D i s t r i c t W a t e r B o a r d , a n d t h e H o s p i t a l s C o m m i s s i o n of N e w S o u t h W a l e s .
( b ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s e c t i o n s i x t e e n t h e w o r d s " t h e
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r " w h e r e v e r o c c u r r i n g
a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s " a
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r " ;
( c ) ( i ) b y i n s e r t i n g n e x t a f t e r s u b s e c t i o n o n e of
s e c t i o n e i g h t e e n t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w s u b s e c
t i o n :—
(1A) ( a ) I n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a com
m i t t e e n o e x c e p t i o n s h a l l be m a d e f r o m t h e
i n d u s t r y o r c a l l i n g o r c o m b i n a t i o n , a r r a n g e
m e n t o r g r o u p i n g of i n d u s t r i e s o r c a l l i n g s
f o r w h i c h t h e c o m m i t t e e i s e s t a b l i s h e d ,
w h i c h wi l l h a v e t h e effect of e x c l u d i n g t h e
e m p l o y e e s of a n y one o r m o r e speci f ied e m p l o y e r s o r a n y o n e o r m o r e spec i f ied
g r o u p s of e m p l o y e r s e n g a g e d in s u c h i n d u s t r y o r c a l l i n g o r c o m b i n a t i o n , a r r a n g e
m e n t o r g r o u p i n g of i n d u s t r i e s o r c a l l i n g s , u n l e s s such e m p l o y e e s a r e e n g a g e d i n a n
i n d u s t r y o r c a l l i n g o r c o m b i n a t i o n , a r r a n g e
m e n t o r g r o u p i n g of i n d u s t r i e s o r c a l l i n g s
f o r w h i c h s o m e o t h e r c o m m i t t e e i s e s t a b l i s h e d .
( b ) W h e r e , i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of
a n y c o m m i t t e e w h i c h i s i n e x i s t e n c e a t t h e
c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e I n d u s t r i a l A r b i t r a t i o n
( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1943 , a n y e x c e p t i o n w a s m a d e w h i c h c o n t r a v e n e s t h e p r o v i s i o n s of
p a r a g r a p h ( a ) of t h i s s u b s e c t i o n , t h e n , a s
f r o m s u c h c o m m e n c e m e n t , t h e i n s t r u m e n t
e s t a b l i s h i n g s u c h c o m m i t t e e s h a l l b e r e a d
a n d c o n s t r u e d a s if s u c h e x c e p t i o n w e r e
o m i t t e d t h e r e f r o m , a n d t h e c o m m i t t e e s h a l l ,
a f t e r s u c h c o m m e n c e m e n t , be d e e m e d t o b e
e s t a b l i s h e d a c c o r d i n g l y .
T h e M i n i s t e r sha l l , a s s o o n a s p r a c t i c a b l e
a f t e r s u c h c o m m e n c e m e n t , m a k e s u c h
a l t e r a t i o n s a n d a m e n d m e n t s of t h e i n s t r u
m e n t e s t a b l i s h i n g s u c h c o m m i t t e e a s m a y b e n e c e s s a r y to g i v e effect t o t h i s s u b s e c t i o n .
(ii)
( i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s u b s e c t i o n t w o of t h e s a m e
s e c t i o n t h e w o r d s " t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s
s i o n e r " a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in l i eu t h e r e o f t h e
w o r d s " a c h a i r m a n , w h o s h a l l be o n e of t h e
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r s " ;
( i i i ) b y i n s e r t i n g in t h e s a m e s u b s e c t i o n a f t e r t h e
w o r d s " S u c h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s " t h e w o r d s
a n d s y m b o l s " ( i n t h i s s e c t i o n h e r e i n a f t e r
r e f e r r e d to a s ' m e m b e r s ' ) " ;
( d ) ( i ) b y i n s e r t i n g a t t h e e n d of s u b s e c t i o n o n e of
s e c t i o n n i n e t e e n t h e w o r d s " T h e p e r s o n so a p p o i n t e d s h a l l be one of t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r s ' ' ;
( i i ) b y o m i t t i n g s u b s e c t i o n t w o of t h e same, s e c t i o n ;
( i i i ) b y o m i t t i n g s u b s e c t i o n s s e v e n a n d e i g h t of
t h e s a m e sec t i on .
( 2 ) ( a ) T h e p e r s o n s w h o i m m e d i a t e l y b e f o r e t h e
| c o m m e n c e m e n t | of | t h i s | A c t | h e l d | office | a s | t h e | c o n c i l i a t i o n |
| • c o m m i s s i o n e r | a n d | t h e | a p p r e n t i c e s h i p | c o m m i s s i o n e r |
| r e s p e c t i v e l y | s h a l l | a s | f r o m | s u c h | c o m m e n c e m e n t | c e a s e | t o |
| h o l d | office | b u t | e a c h | of | s u c h | p e r s o n s | s h a l l | be | e l ig ib le | f o r |
| a p p o i n t m e n t | u n d e r | t h e | P r i n c i p a l | A c t | a s | a m e n d e d | b y |
| t h i s | A c t , | a s | a | c o n c i l i a t i o n | c o m m i s s i o n e r . |
( b ) I f a n y s u c h p e r s o n i s n o t so a p p o i n t e d h e
| s h a l l | r e c e i v e | s u c h | c o m p e n s a t i o n | a s | h e | w o u l d | h a v e | b e e n |
| •ent i t led | t o | h a d | h i s | s e r v i c e s | b e e n | d i s p e n s e d | w i t h | o t h e r |
| w i s e | t h a n | a c c o r d i n g | to | l a w . |
( 3 ) T h e P r i n c i p a l A c t is f u r t h e r a m e n d e d b y in
| s e r t i n g | n e x t | a f t e r | s e c t i o n | f o u r | t h e | f o l l o w i n g | n e w |
| s e c t i o n : — |
4A . ( 1 ) A f t e r t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e I n d u s t r i a l
A r b i t r a t i o n ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1943 , a r e f e r e n c e i n a n y A c t , a w a r d , i n d u s t r i a l a g r e e m e n t , r e g u l a t i o n o r
o t h e r i n s t r u m e n t w h a t s o e v e r , t o t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n
c o m m i s s i o n e r s h a l l b e c o n s t r u e d a s a r e f e r e n c e t o
a c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r a p p o i n t e d u n d e r s e c t i o n
fifteen o f t h i s A c t ( a s a m e n d e d b y t h e I n d u s t r i a l
A r b i t r a t i o n ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 4 3 ) .
( 2 ) A n y m a t t e r p e n d i n g o r p a r t h e a r d b e f o r e
t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r o r a c o m m i t t e e o r a n
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p c o u n c i l a t t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e
K I n d u s t r i a l
I n d u s t r i a l A r b i t r a t i o n ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1943 , may
b e h e a r d o r c o n t i n u e d b e f o r e a c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s
s i o n e r a p p o i n t e d u n d e r s e c t i o n fif teen of t h i s A c t ( a s
a m e n d e d b y t h e I n d u s t r i a l A r b i t r a t i o n ( A m e n d
m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 4 3 ) , o r , a s t h e c a s e m a y b e , b y a
c o m m i t t e e c o n s t i t u t e d in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h s e c t i o n
e i g h t e e n of t h i s A c t ( a s a m e n d e d b y t h e I n d u s t r i a l
A r b i t r a t i o n ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1943, o r b y a n
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p counc i l of w h i c h t h e a p p r e n t i c e s h i p c o m m i s s i o n e r a p p o i n t e d u n d e r s e c t i o n n i n e t e e n of
t h i s A c t ( a s a m e n d e d by t h e I n d u s t r i a l A r b i t r a t i o n
( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1943) is t h e c h a i r m a n .
5. T h e P r i n c i p a l A c t i s f u r t h e r a m e n d e d —
( a ) ( i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m p a r a g r a p h (a') of s u b
s e c t i o n one of s e c t i o n t w e n t y t h e w o r d s " f i f t e e n p o u n d s " a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i e u
t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s " t w e n t y p o u n d s " ;
( i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m t h e s a m e p a r a g r a p h t h e
w o r d s " s e v e n h u n d r e d a n d fifty p o u n d s "
a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s
' ' one t h o u s a n d p o u n d s ' ' ;
( i i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m t h e s a m e p a r a g r a p h t h e
w o r d s " t h e H u n t e r D i s t r i c t W a t e r S u p p l y
a n d S e w e r a g e B o a r d " a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s ' ' T h e H u n t e r D i s t r i c t
W a t e r B o a r d " ;
( i v ) b y i n s e r t i n g a t t h e e n d of t h e s a m e s e c t i o n
t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w s u b s e c t i o n : —
(4 ) I n f r a m i n g a n y a w a r d g r a n t i n g p r e f
e r e n c e i n e m p l o y m e n t a c o m m i t t e e s h a l l
h a v e r e g a r d t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e
R e t u r n e d S o l d i e r s a n d S a i l o r s E m p l o y m e n t
A c t , 1919, a s a m e n d e d b y s u b s e q u e n t A c t s
a n d s h a l l g i v e a l ike p r e f e r e n c e i n e m p l o y m e n t t o p e r s o n s w h o a r e c o m p e t e n t f o r t h e
w o r k r e q u i r e d a n d w h o h a v e b e e n m e m b e r s
of t h e F o r c e s d u r i n g t h e w a r .
I n t h i s s u b s e c t i o n —
" A u x i l i a r y S e r v i c e " m e a n s A r m y
M e d i c a l C o r p s , N u r s i n g S e r v i c e of
t h e C r o w n , A u s t r a l i a n A r m y
M e d i c a l
M e d i c a l N u r s i n g S e r v i c e , A u s t r a l i a n W o m e n ' s A r m y S e r v i c e , W o m e n ' s R o y a l A u s t r a l i a n N a v a l
S e r v i c e , W o m e n ' s A u s t r a l i a n
A u x i l i a r y A i r F o r c e , o r s u c h o t h e r
o r g a n i s a t i o n a s t h e G o v e r n o r m a y
by p r o c l a m a t i o n f r o m t i m e to t i m e d e c l a r e t o be a n a u x i l i a r y s e r v i c e f o r t h e p u r p o s e of t h i s s u b s e c t i o n .
" C o m b a t A r e a " m e a n s a n a r e a p r e
s c r i b e d a s s u c h f o r t h e p u r p o s e s
of t h e A u s t r a l i a n R e p a t r i a t i o n
A c t , 1920-1943, of t h e C o m m o n
w e a l t h of A u s t r a l i a .
" E n l i s t m e n t " m e a n s a n e n g a g e m e n t
w h e t h e r b y a p p o i n t m e n t , en l i s t
m e n t o r o t h e r w i s e r e n d e r i n g a
p e r s o n l i ab le t o be e m p l o y e d o n a c t i v e s e r v i c e a b r o a d o r i n a
c o m b a t a r e a a s a m e m b e r of t h e
F o r c e s o r of a n a u x i l i a r y s e r v i c e .
" M e m b e r of t h e F o r c e s " m e a n s a n y
p e r s o n w h o w a s a t t h e t i m e of h i s
e n l i s t m e n t a r e s i d e n t in t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h of A u s t r a l i a o r i n a
m a n d a t e d t e r r i t o r y of t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o r in a n y t e r r i t o r y u n d e r t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o r w h o w a s d o m i
c i led in a n y S t a t e of t h e C o m m o n
w e a l t h o r i n a n y s u c h t e r r i t o r y a n d w h o d u r i n g t h e w a r s e r v e d
a b r o a d o r w i t h i n a c o m b a t a r e a a s
a m e m b e r of a n y A u s t r a l i a n
M i l i t a r y F o r c e o r of t h e R o y a l A u s t r a l i a n N a v a l F o r c e s o r a s a
m e m b e r of t h e R o y a l A u s t r a l i a n
A i r F o r c e o r a s a m e m b e r of a n
a u x i l i a r y s e r v i c e a n d w h o h a s b e e n
d u l y d i s c h a r g e d f r o m s u c h s e r v i c e .
" W a r " m e a n s t h e w a r a g a i n s t G e r
m a n y w h i c h c o m m e n c e d on t h e t h i r d d a y of S e p t e m b e r o n e t h o u s a n d
t h o u s a n d n i n e h u n d r e d a n d t h i r t y - n i n e a n d t h e s u b s e q u e n t w a r
a g a i n s t I t a l y a n d o t h e r a l l i e s of
G e r m a n y a n d t h e w a r a g a i n s t J a p a n .
S a v e a s p r o v i d e d i n t h i s s u b s e c t i o n n o t h
i n g c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s A c t s h a l l affect t h e
o p e r a t i o n of t h e R e t u r n e d S o l d i e r s a n d
S a i l o r s E m p l o y m e n t A c t , 1919, a s a m e n d e d
b y s u b s e q u e n t A c t s .
( b ) ( i ) b y o m i t t i n g s u b s e c t i o n s one to s ix i n c l u s i v e
a n d s u b s e c t i o n t e n of s e c t i o n t w e n t y - f o u r ;
( i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s u b s e c t i o n s s e v e n , e i g h t a n d n i n e t h e w o r d s " u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n ' *
w h e r e v e r o c c u r r i n g ;
( c ) b y o m i t t i n g from s u b s e c t i o n o n e of s e c t i o n
twen ty - f i ve t h e word " T h e " w h e r e f i r s t l y o c c u r
r i n g a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d " A " ;
( d ) ( i ) b y o m i t t i n g from s e c t i o n t w e n t y - s i x t h e
w o r d ' ' T h e ' ' w h e r e firstly o c c u r r i n g a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d " A " ;
( i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m t h e s a m e s e c t i o n t h e w o r d s
" b u t a s a s s e s s o r s o n l y a n d w i t h o u t v o t e "
a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i eu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s
' ' a n d w h e n so s i t t i n g t h e y , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e
c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r a s c h a i r m a n , s h a l l
c o n s t i t u t e a c o m m i t t e e " ;
( i i i ) b y o m i t t i n g from t h e s a m e s e c t i o n t h e words
" t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r " w h e r e
l a s t l y o c c u r r i n g a n d . b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i e n
t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s " a c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s
s i o n e r o r a c o m m i t t e e upon a n y m a t t e r r e
f e r r e d u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n " ;
( e ) ( i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s e c t i o n t w e n t y - s e v e n t h e
w o r d s " t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r "
w h e r e v e r o c c u r r i n g a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i e n
t h e r e o f t h e w o r d s " a c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s
s i o n e r o r a' c o m m i t t e e " ;
( i i ) b y i n s e r t i n g i n t h e s a m e s e c t i o n a f t e r t h e
w o r d s " u p o n h i m " t h e w o r d s " o r i t " ;
( i i i )
( i i i ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m t h e s a m e s e c t i o n t h e w o r d
" t w e n t y - f o u r " w h e r e l a s t l y o c c u r r i n g ;
( f ) ( i ) b y i n s e r t i n g n e x t a f t e r s u b s e c t i o n one of
s e c t i o n t w e n t y - e i g h t t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w s u b s e c t i o n : —
(1A ) W i t h o u t p r e j u d i c e to t h e g e n e r a l i t y
of s u b s e c t i o n one of t h i s s e c t i o n t h e a p p r e n
t i c e s h i p counc i l s h a l l —
( a ) d e t e r m i n e w h a t f a c i l i t i e s a r e a v a i l
a b l e f o r t h e t r a i n i n g of a p p r e n t i c e s
a n d t r a i n e e a p p r e n t i c e s i n a n y i n d u s t r y ;
( b ) w h e r e i t d e t e r m i n e s t h a t s u c h fac i l i
t i e s a r e a v a i l a b l e in a n y t r a d e ,
t e c h n i c a l o r o t h e r t r a i n i n g schoo l , r e q u i r e t h a t s u c h n u m b e r of
a p p r e n t i c e s a n d t r a i n e e a p p r e n
t i c e s a s i t m a y d e t e r m i n e , h a v i n g
r e g a r d to t h e f a c i l i t i e s a v a i l a b l e ,
s h a l l a t t e n d t h e r e a t f o r s u c h c l a s s e s o r c o u r s e s spec i f i ed ; of i n s t r u c t i o n a s m a y be
( c ) w h e r e i t d e t e r m i n e s t h a t n o s u c h
f a c i l i t i e s o r n o sufficient such fac i l i t i e s a s a r e m e n t i o n e d in p a r a g r a p h ( b ) of t h i s s u b s e c t i o n a r e a v a i l a b l e , b u t t h a t f a c i l i t i e s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r
p r o v i d i n g i n s t r u c t i o n b y c o r r e s
p o n d e n c e o r o t h e r w i s e , r e q u i r e t h a t s u c h n u m b e r of a p p r e n t i c e s a n d
t r a i n e e a p p r e n t i c e s a s i t m a y d e t e r
m i n e , h a v i n g r e g a r d t o t h e f a c i l i t i e s
a v a i l a b l e , s h a l l o b t a i n s u c h i n s t r u c t i o n a s m a y b e spec i f i ed ;
( d ) d e t e r m i n e t h a t t h e e m p l o y e r of
e v e r y a p p r e n t i c e o r t r a i n e e a p p r e n
t i ce r e q u i r e d t o a t t e n d a n y t r a d e ,
t e c h n i c a l o r o t h e r t r a i n i n g schoo l ,
s h a l l a l l o w h i m such t i m e a s t h e
a p p r e n t i c e s h i p counc i l m a y d e e m r e a s o n a b l e d u r i n g o r d i n a r y w o r k
i n g h o u r s t o a t t e n d s u c h s c h o o l ; ( e )
( e ) d e t e r m i n e t h a t t h e e m p l o y e r of
e v e r y a p p r e n t i c e o r t r a i n e e a p p r e n
t i ce w h o i s r e q u i r e d t o o b t a i n i n
s t r u c t i o n b y c o r r e s p o n d e n c e o r
o t h e r w i s e s h a l l a l l o w h i m s u c h t i m e
a s t h e a p p r e n t i c e s h i p counc i l m a y
d e e m r e a s o n a b l e d u r i n g o r d i n a r y
w o r k i n g h o u r s f o r t h e p u r p o s e of t a k i n g full a d v a n t a g e of t h e i n s t r u c
t i o n so o b t a i n e d ,
( i i ) b y i n s e r t i n g a f t e r s u b s e c t i o n f o u r of t h e
s a m e s e c t i o n t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w s u b s e c t i o n : — ( 4 A ) N O e m p l o y e r s h a l l , d i r e c t l y o r i n d i
r e c t l y o r b y a n y p r e t e n c e o r d e v i c e —
( a ) r e q u i r e o r p e r m i t a n y p e r s o n t o
p a y o r g i v e ; o r
( b ) d e m a n d o r r e c e i v e f r o m a n y p e r s o n ,
a n y p r e m i u m , fee , g i f t , r e w a r d , b o n u s o r
c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r e n t e r i n g i n t o a n y i n d e n t u r e o r o t h e r c o n t r a c t of a p p r e n t i c e s h i p
( w h e t h e r w i t h s u c h p e r s o n o r a n y o t h e r p e r s o n ) o r f o r t r a i n i n g a n y e m p l o y e e o r
p r o s p e c t i v e e m p l o y e e in a n y i n d u s t r y w i t h
o u t h a v i n g a p p r e n t i c e s h i p f i rs t o b t a i n e d t h e c o n s e n t of t h e
counc i l f o r s u c h i n d u s t r y .
A n y p e r s o n w h o c o n t r a v e n e s a n y p r o v i
s i o n of t h i s s u b s e c t i o n s h a l l be l i ab l e , o n
c o n v i c t i o n , t o a p e n a l t y n o t e x c e e d i n g o n e
h u n d r e d p o u n d s .
U p o n a n y such c o n v i c t i o n t h e i n d u s t r i a l
o r o t h e r m a g i s t r a t e o r j u s t i c e s m a y a l s o
m a k e a n o r d e r d i r e c t i n g t h e e m p l o y e r t o
r e f u n d s u c h p r e m i u m , fee , g i f t , r e w a r d ,
b o n u s o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n o r t h e v a l u e t h e r e o f
t o t h e p e r s o n f r o m w h o m it w a s r e c e i v e d .
6 . T h e P r i n c i p a l A c t i s f u r t h e r a m e n d e d —
( a ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s e c t i o n seven ty - f ive t h e w o r d s
" c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r " a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n
l ieu t h e r e o f t h e w o r d " c h a i r m a n " ;
( b ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s u b s e c t i o n o n e of s e c t i o n
s e v e n t y - s e v e n t h e w o r d s " S u b j e c t t o s e c t i o n
t w e n t y - f o u r of t h i s A c t " ;
( c )
(c) by i n s e r t i n g a f t e r s e c t i o n s e v e n t y - s e v e n t h e
f o l l o w i n g n e w s e c t i o n s : —
77A. T h e c h a i r m a n of a c o m m i t t e e s h a l l k e e p
n o t e s of t h e p r o c e e d i n g s b e f o r e s u c h c o m m i t t e e ,
w h i c h n o t e s s h a l l be f o r w a r d e d to t h e r e g i s t r a r
w i t h t h e c o m m i t t e e ' s a w a r d , o r d e r o r d e t e r m i n a t i o n .
77B. I n e v e r y c a s e w h e r e a n a p p l i c a t i o n o r
r e f e r e n c e to a c o m m i t t e e i s m a d e , i t s h a l l be t h e
d u t y of t h e c h a i r m a n to e n d e a v o u r t o b r i n g t h e
p a r t i e s t o an a g r e e m e n t w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e m a t t e r s r e f e r r e d to in such a p p l i c a t i o n o r r e f e r ence , a n d to t h i s e n d t h e c o m m i t t e e sha l l , i n s u c h m a n n e r a s i t t h i n k s fit, e x p e d i t i o u s l y a n d c a r e
fu l ly i n q u i r e i n t o such m a t t e r s a n d a n y t h i n g
a f f ec t i ng t h e m e r i t s t h e r e o f .
I n t h e c o u r s e of s u c h i n q u i r y , t h e c h a i r m a n
m a y m a k e a l l such s u g g e s t i o n s a n d d o a l l s u c h t h i n g s a s h e d e e m s r i g h t a n d p r o p e r f o r i n d u c i n g
t h e p a r t i e s t o c o m e to a f a i r a n d a m i c a b l e s e t t l e
m e n t of s u c h m a t t e r s .
77c . A c o m m i t t e e m a y c o n f e r w i t h a n y p e r s o n s
a s t o a n y t h i n g a f f e c t i n g t h e s e t t l e m e n t of a n
i n d u s t r i a l m a t t e r a n d m a y s u m m o n a n y p e r s o n
b e f o r e i t f o r t h e p u r p o s e of c o n f e r e n c e o r of
g i v i n g e v i d e n c e . S u c h s u m m o n s s h a l l be s i g n e d b y t h e c h a i r m a n o r b y t h e r e g i s t r a r .
E v e r y p e r s o n so s u m m o n e d s h a l l be b o u n d t o
a t t e n d u p o n such s u m m o n s a n d s h a l l f o r d i s
o b e d i e n c e t h e r e t o be l i ab le t o a p e n a l t y n o t ex
c e e d i n g fifty p o u n d s .
77D. A c o m m i t t e e m a y —
( a ) c o n d u c t i t s p r o c e e d i n g s i n p u b l i c o r
p r i v a t e a s i t m a y t h i n k f i t ;
( b ) a d j o u r n t h e p r o c e e d i n g s to a n y t i m e o r p l a c e ;
(c) e x e r c i s e in r e s p e c t of w i t n e s s e s a n d
d o c u m e n t s a n d p e r s o n s s u m m o n e d o r
g i v i n g e v i d e n c e b e f o r e i t , o r on affi
d a v i t , t h e s a m e p o w e r s a s w e r e b y sec
t i o n one h u n d r e d a n d t h i r t y - s i x of t h e P a r l i a m e n t a r y
P a r l i a m e n t a r y E l e c t o r a t e s a n d E l e c
t i o n s A c t , 1902, c o n f e r r e d on a c o m m i t t e e of e l e c t i o n s a n d q u a l i f i c a t i o n s , a n d
t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e s a i d s e c t i o n s h a l l a p p l y i n r e s p e c t of t h e p r o c e e d i n g s of
t h e P r o v i d e d
c o m m i t t e e :
t h a t u n l e s s a p e r s o n r a i s e s
t h e o b j e c t i o n t h a t t h e p r o f i t s of a n in
d u s t r y a r e n o t sufficient t o e n a b l e h i m t o p a y c l a i m e d ,
t h e
w a g e s
o r
g r a n t
t h e
c o n d i t i o n s
n o p e r s o n s h a l l be r e q u i r e d
w i t h o u t h i s c o n s e n t t o p r o d u c e h i s
b o o k s , o r t o g i v e e v i d e n c e w i t h r e g a r d
t o t h e t r a d e s e c r e t s , p ro f i t s , l o s s e s , r e c e i p t s , a n d o u t g o i n g s of h i s b u s i n e s s ,
o r h i s f i nanc ia l p o s i t i o n .
W h e r e h e m a y
a be r e q u i r e d ,
p e r s o n
r a i s e s o n t h e
s u c h
o b j e c t i o n
o r d e r of t h e
c h a i r m a n , t o p r o d u c e t h e b o o k s u s e d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e c a r r y i n g o n of t h e i n d u s t r y i n r e s p e c t of w h i c h t h e c l a i m
i s m a d e , a n d t o g i v e e v i d e n c e w i t h r e
g a r d t o t h e p r o f i t s , l o s s e s , r e c e i p t s , a n d
o u t g o i n g s in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h s u c h i n
d u s t r y , b u t h e s h a l l n o t be r e q u i r e d t o
g i v e e v i d e n c e r e g a r d i n g a n y t r a d e
s e c r e t , o r , s a v i n g a s h e r e i n b e f o r e p r o v i d e d , h i s financial p o s i t i o n . N o s u c h e v i d e n c e s h a l l b e g i v e n w i t h o u t h i s
c o n s e n t e x c e p t i n t h e p r e s e n c e of t h e
c o m m i t t e e a l o n e , a n d n o p e r s o n s h a l l i n s p e c t s u c h b o o k s e x c e p t t h e c h a i r m a n
o r a n m i t t e e , w h o a c c o u n t a n t a p p o i n t e d b y t h e com
m a y r e p o r t t o t h e c o m m i t t e e
w h e t h e r o r n o t h i s e x a m i n a t i o n of s u c h
h o o k s s u p p o r t s t h e e v i d e n c e so g i v e n ,
b u t s h a l l n o t o t h e r w i s e d i s c lo se t h e con
t e n t s of s u c h b o o k s . S u c h a c c o u n t a n t s h a l l , b e f o r e a c t i n g u n d e r t h i s p a r a
g r a p h , t a k e a n o a t h n o t t o d i s c l o s e a n y
m a t t e r o r e v i d e n c e b e f o r e t h e c o m m i t
t e e r e l a t i n g t o —
t r a d e s e c r e t s ;
t h e
t h e p ro f i t s o r l o s s e s o r t h e r e c e i p t s
a n d o u t g o i n g s of a n y em p l o y e r ;
t h e h o o k s of a n y e m p l o y e r o r w i t
n e s s p r o d u c e d b e f o r e t h e com
m i t t e e ; o r
t h e f i nanc ia l p o s i t i o n of a n y e m
p l o y e r o r of a n y w i t n e s s ,
a n d if h e v i o l a t e s h i s o a t h h e s h a l l b e
l i a b l e t o a p e n a l t y n o t e x c e e d i n g five
h u n d r e d p o u n d s .
77E . A t a n y m e e t i n g of a c o m m i t t e e —
( a ) t h e c h a i r m a n s h a l l p r e s i d e ;
( b ) a q u o r u m of t h e c o m m i t t e e s h a l l b e
t h r e e c o m p r i s i n g t h e c h a i r m a n , a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e e m p l o y e r s a n d a
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e e m p l o y e e s ;
( c ) e a c h m e m b e r , e x c e p t t h e c h a i r m a n ,
s h a l l h a v e o n e v o t e ; a n d w h e r e t h e v o t e s f o r a n d a g a i n s t a n y m a t t e r a r e
e q u a l , t h e c h a i r m a n m a y w i t h t h e
c o n s e n t of a l l t h e m e m b e r s o r if so
s p e c i a l l y a u t h o r i s e d b y t h e c o m m i s s i o n
d e c i d e t h e q u e s t i o n ;
( d ) if a n y of t h e m e m b e r s , o t h e r t h a n t h e
c h a i r m a n , a r e a b s e n t f r o m a d u l y con
v e n e d m e e t i n g of a c o m m i t t e e , t h e c h a i r m a n m a y , t o g e t h e r w i t h s u c h m e m
b e r s a s m a y be p r e s e n t , p r o c e e d t o
h e a r a n y m a t t e r b e f o r e t h e c o m m i t t e e .
77F . W h e r e a g r e e m e n t h a s b e e n r e a c h e d b y
t h e m e m b e r s of a c o m m i t t e e a s t o s o m e m a t t e r s
a t i s s u e b e f o r e i t a n a w a r d m a y , if t h e c o m
m i t t e e so d e c i d e s , b e m a d e a s t o s u c h m a t t e r s a n d , u n l e s s a l l t h e m e m b e r s c o n s e n t t o t h e c h a i r
m a n d e c i d i n g a n y p a r t i c u l a r m a t t e r a s t o w h i c h n o a g r e e m e n t c a n b e r e a c h e d , s u c h m a t t e r m a y b e r e s e r v e d f o r t h e f u r t h e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n of t h e c o m m i t t e e o r m a y b e r e f e r r e d f o r t h w i t h to t h e
c o m m i s s i o n f o r d e t e r m i n a t i o n o r f o r d i r e c t i o n s . 77G.
77G. A n y a w a r d o r o r d e r of a c o m m i t t e e s h a l l , a f t e r s e t t l e m e n t b y t h e r e g i s t r a r i n t h e
m a n n e r P r o v i d e d p r e s c r i b e d , be s i g n e d b y t h e c h a i r m a n :
t h a t u p o n a n y s e t t l e m e n t t h e r e g i s
t r a r m a y s u b m i t a n y q u e s t i o n of l a w t o t h e com
m i s s i o n S u b j e c t f o r i t s d e t e r m i n a t i o n .
t o t h i s s e c t i o n t h e r e g i s t r a r s h a l l
p u b l i s h t h e a w a r d o r o r d e r , w h e n s i g n e d , i n t h e G a z e t t e , a n d s h a l l n o t i f y t h e p a r t i e s i n t h e p r e
s c r i b e d m a n n e r .
( d ) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s e c t i o n s e v e n t y - e i g h t t h e w o r d s
" t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r " a n d b y i n s e r t
i n g in m i s s i o n e r " ;
l i eu
t h e r e o f
t h e
w o r d s
' ' a
c o n c i l i a t i o n
c o m
( e ) b y o m i t t i n g s e c t i o n e i g h t y a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n
l i eu t h e r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n : —
80. (1 ) I n p r o c e e d i n g s b e f o r e t h e c o m m i s s i o n ,
if t h e m a t t e r i s a n i n d u s t r i a l m a t t e r n o p a r t y
s h a l l be r e p r e s e n t e d b y a b a r r i s t e r o r a s o l i c i t o r
e x c e p t b y t h e c o n s e n t of t h e c o m m i s s i o n .
( 2 ) I n p r o c e e d i n g s b e f o r e a conc i l i a t i on
c o m m i s s i o n e r o r a c o m m i t t e e n o p a r t y s h a l l , e x c e p t b y c o n s e n t of t h e c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s
s i o n e r o r t h e c o m m i t t e e , a s t h e c a s e m a y be , a n d
a l l t h e p a r t i e s , be r e p r e s e n t e d b y a b a r r i s t e r o r a
s o l i c i t o r o r b y a p e r s o n w h o h a s qua l i f i ed f o r
a d m i s s i o n a s a b a r r i s t e r o r a so l i c i t o r .
( 3 ) N o t h i n g in t h i s s e c t i o n sha l l p r e c l u d e a n y p e r m a n e n t e m p l o y e e of t h e C r o w n f r o m
a p p e a r i n g on b e h a l f of t h e C r o w n in a n y p r o
c e e d i n g s b e f o r e t h e c o m m i s s i o n , a c o n c i l i a t i o n
c o m m i s s i o n e r o r a c o m m i t t e e ; b u t i n a n y c a s e w h e r e t h e p e r m a n e n t e m p l o y e e of t h e C r o w n so
a p p e a r i n g is a b a r r i s t e r o r a so l i c i t o r , t h e C r o w n s h a l l b e d e e m e d t o h a v e c o n s e n t e d t o t h e r e p r e
s e n t a t i o n of a n y o t h e r p a r t y t o t h e p r o c e e d i n g s
b y a b a r r i s t e r o r a s o l i c i t o r a n d t h e c o n s e n t of
t h e c o m m i s s i o n , c o n c i l i a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n e r , o r
c o m m i t t e e , a s t h e c a s e m a y be , t o s u c h r e p r e s e n
t a t i o n s h a l l n o t be r e f u s e d .
( f ) by o m i t t i n g s e c t i o n e i g h t y - o n e ;
7. The Principal Act is further amended—
(a) by inserting next after section eighty-eight the following new sections:— 88A. The commission or a committee shall not award any conditions nor fix rates of wages or other payments for employees of the Crown less favourable than the conditions granted or the wages paid or other payments made to employees (other than employees of the Crown) who are doing substantially the same class of work, but the fact that employment is perma nent or that additional privileges are allowed to employees of the Crown shall not of itself be regarded as a substantial difference in the nature of the work.
In this section the expression "employees of the Crown" includes employees of the Govern ment or of any department of the Government or of any of the following corporations, that is to say—
The Commissioner for Railways.
The Commissioner for Road Transport ami
Tramways.
The Commissioner for Main Roads,
The Metropolitan Meat Industry Commis
sioner,
The Maritime Services Board of New
South Wales,
The Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board, The Water Conservation and Irrigation
Commission,
Board of Fire Commissioners of New South
Wales,
The Hunter District Water Board, and
The Hospitals Commission of New SouthWales.
This
This section shall commence upon a day to be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.
88B. (1) Where by an award a price or rate is fixed for persons performing work in any industry the commission or a committee may, on an application or reference to it in that behalf, prescribe by award that no contract to which this section applies shall be valid unless the consent of the commission or the committee is obtained.
(2) If any person acting or purporting to act in the execution of any contract which is rendered invalid by this section, performs any work for which by an award a price or rate has been fixed for persons performing such work, then for the purposes of this Act the person so performing such work shall be deemed to be an employee, and the person with whom the contract so rendered invalid was made shall be deemed to be the employer of such employee.
(3) This section shall apply to any con tract made by two or more persons being or alleging themselves to be partners working in association in any industry whereby such per sons undertake the performance of work for which by an award a price or rate has been fixed for persons performing such work, and under which such persons or any of them engage personally in the performance of the work whether with or without the assistance of
other persons employed by them. (b) by inserting next after section ninety the follow ing new section:— 90A. Where an award made or deemed to have been made under this Act has been varied (whether such variation was made before or after the commencement of the Industrial Arbitration (Amendment) Act, 1943) the Gov ernment Printer shall, if and when directed so to do by the registrar, reprint the award in a form certified as correct by the registrar.
8. The Principal Act is further amended—
(a)
by inserting in subsection one of section ninety- two after the word " A c t " the words " o r by the conditions of a permit issued under section eighty-nine of this Ac t " ;
(b)
by inserting at the end of the same subsection the words " o r permit as the case may b e " ;
(c)
by omitting from subsection two of the same section the words "within six months after such
money has become d u e " ; (d) by omitting from the same subsection the words
" t o the registrar o r " ; (e) by inserting in the same subsection after the words "price or r a t e " the words "which became due during the period of twelve months imme diately preceding the date of the application (where such person is still in the employment of such employer at that date) or within the last twelve months of the employment with such employer (where the employment was termin ated before the date of the application). An application under this subsection made after the termination of the employment shall be made not later than six months after the date of such termination.
(f)
by omitting from the same subsection the words "The registrar or magis t ra te" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "The industrial magistrate";
(g)
by inserting at the end of the same subsection the following words: "Where, in any proceed ings under this section, it is made to appear that the employer has committed a breach of section ninety-three or section ninety-six of this Act, the industrial magistrate may, in addition to any order made under this section, impose any penalty which he might have imposed in pro ceedings for a penalty under section ninety-three or section ninety-six of this Act as the case may b e " ;
(h)
(h)
by omitting from subsection three of the same section the words "within the said period of six months ' ' ;
(i) by inserting next after subsection four of the- same section the following new subsection:—
(4A) In any case where the person authorised to take proceedings under subsection two or sub section three of this section is a person employed to do any work for which the price or rate has been fixed by an award or by an industrial agree ment made under this Act, the proceedings may,, with the consent in writing of such person,, be taken by the secretary or other officer of an industrial union concerned in the industry to- which such award or industrial agreement relates, in the name and on behalf of such person.
Any amount ordered to be paid in proceedings under this section may be paid to such secretary or other officer and the receipt of such secretary or other officer shall be a sufficient discharge to the employer for the amount mentioned in the receipt.
Any amount so paid to such secretary or other officer (less any costs properly incurred in con nection with the proceedings and not paid by the employer) shall be held by him on trust for the person on whose behalf the proceedings- were taken.
(j) by omitting from subsection five of the same
section the words "final payment made" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "each pay ment made after the commencement of the Industrial Arbitration (Amendment) Act,. 1943"; (k) by inserting at the end of the same section the following new subsections:— (6) In every case where an employee has left the employment of an employer without being paid the full amount due to him in respect of such employment, and the employer has been unable,
during
during a period of thirty days after the termina tion of employment, to make such payment because the whereabouts of such employee are unknown to him, and cannot with reasonable diligence be found, such employer shall, forth with after the expiration of such period, pay the full amount aforesaid to the Under Secretary of the Department of Labour and Industry and Social Services. A receipt issued on behalf of the said Under Secretary for money so paid to him shall be a sufficient discharge to the employer for the amount mentioned in the receipt.
Any amount so paid to the Under Secretary shall be hold by him in trust for the employee.
Any employer who fails to comply with this subsection shall be liable to a penalty not exceed ing fifty pounds.
(7) Whosoever inserts or causes to be inserted in a newspaper any advertisement in which he offers or seeks employment at a wage lower than the price or rate fixed by any award or indus trial agreement applicable to such employment shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds.
The printer or publisher of any newspaper in which any such advertisement is published shall, upon demand, furnish an inspector appointed under this Act or the secretary of the industrial union for the industry to which the award or industrial agreement relates, with the
or caused to be inserted, such advertisement. name and address of the person who inserted, (8) (a) In any contract for the performance of any work involving the supply for reward of any musical entertainment, the consideration for such contract shall not be less than a sum sufficient to pay to each person engaged in the performance of such work, or the supply of the musical entertainment, the price or rate fixed by any award or industrial agreement for a person performing such work or so engaged.
(b)
(b) Any person who offers, enters into or is in any way concerned with a contract which does not comply with paragraph (a) of this subsection or who knowingly performs work or engages or takes par t in a musical performance in pursuance of a contract which does not comply with that paragraph shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.
(9) (a) Where any female performs work under any award or industrial agreement whether made before or after the commencement of the Industrial Arbitration (Amendment) Act, 1943, which does not prescribe rates of pay for female employees, such female pending varia tion of such award or industrial agreement in. consequence of such female work being per formed shall be paid the price or rate prescribed by that award or agreement for employees engaged on the class of work performed by her. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this sub section shall be construed as a direction that any variation of the award or industrial agree ment shall necessarily be made.
(b) This subsection shall commence upon
a day to be appointed by the Governor and
notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.9. The Principal Act is further amended—
(2) (i) by omitting from subsection one of section
ninety-three the words " the registrar or an
industrial magistrate may order him to pay a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words " h e shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds. Proceedings for the recovery of any such penalty shall be taken
before an industrial magis t ra te" ; (ii) by omitting from subsection two of the same section the words "Where on making such order" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "Where in proceedings for the recovery of any such penal ty ' ' ;
(iii)
(iii) by omitting from the same subsection the words " the registrar or magistrate" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words " the
industrial magis t ra te" ; (iv) by omitting from subsection three of the same section the words "Where an order is made under subsection one of this section against any person, and the registrar or magistrate ' ' and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "Where a penalty is imposed upon any person under subsection one of this section and the industrial magis t ra te ' ' ;
(v) by omitting from the same subsection the words "any order made" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "any penalty imposed";
(vi) by omitting from subsection four of the same section the words "The costs of any such proceedings shall be paid by the complain ant if the order is not made, and by the defendant if the order is made" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "The industrial magistrate may award costs to either party and assess the amount of such cos ts" ;
(b)
by inserting next after section ninety-three the following new section:—
93A. (1) Any proceedings under section
ninety-two or section ninety-three of this Act against an employer which is an unincorporated club may be taken against the secretary or the
members. defendants on behalf of the club and its managing committee of the club as nominal (2) Any property of the club, whether in the hands of trustees or not, shall be avail able to answer any order made or penalty imposed in such proceedings.
(c) (i) by inserting: after paragraph (b) of section
ninety-five the following new paragraphs:—
(b1) has informed any person that abreach or a suspected breach of an
award
award or industrial agreement has been committed by such employer; or
(b2) has engaged or contemplates being engaged in any public or political activity (not being an activity which interferes with the performance of the duties of his employment); or
(ii) by omitting from the same section the words " o r a similar position" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "position or a posi tion not less advantageous to the employee than that held by him prior to such dis missal, injury or prejudice";
(d) (i) by inserting in subsection one of section ninety-six after the word " fac tory" the words " o r place";
(ii) by inserting in the same subsection after the words "writ ten up in ink." the words " I t shall be a sufficient compliance with the foregoing provisions of this subsection if such records are kept by means of some mechanical device of a type approved by the commission; such daily records shall be preserved in good order and condition and kept available for inspection for a period of eighteen months";
(iii) by omitting from the same subsection the words " t o a penalty not exceeding ten pounds" and by inserting in lieu thereof the
words " for the first offence to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds, and for a second or subsequent offence to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds" ; (iv) by inserting after the same subsection the following new subsection:—
(1A) Every person who aids, abets, coun sels, or procures or by act or omission is in any way directly or indirectly knowingly concerned in the commission of any offence under subsection one of this section, shall
be
be deemed to have committed that offence and shall be liable to the penalty provided in that subsection.
(v) by inserting at the end of subsection two of the same section the words—
It shall be a sufficient compliance with the provisions of this subsection if the employer exhibits and keeps exhibited the copy of the award as last reprinted under section 90A of this Act.
(e) by inserting after section ninety-six the follow ing new section:— 96A. (1) Where in any proceedings under section ninety-two, section ninety-three or sec tion ninety-six of this Act it appears that the award or industrial agreement referred to in the application or information, as the case may be, is not the award or industrial agreement appro priate to the proceedings and that some other award or agreement by which the employer is bound is appropriate to such proceedings, the industrial or other magistrate or justices may amend the application or information and proceed to deal with the matter as though pro ceedings had been instituted under the applica tion or information as so amended:
Provided that where the defect or variance appears to the industrial or other magistrate or justices before whom such proceedings are taken to be such that the employer has been thereby deceived or misled such industrial or other
magistrate or justices may, upon such terms as
he or they think fit, adjourn the hearing of thecase to some future day.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the operation of section sixty-five of the Justices Act, 1902-1940.
(f) (i) by omitting from subsection one of section one hundred and nineteen the words "or any penal ty" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words " o r where an order is made under subsection (4A) of section
twenty-eight
twenty-eight of this Act for the refund of any premium, fee, gift, reward, bonus or consideration or the value thereof";
(ii) by omitting from the same subsection the words " o r of such penal ty" and by insert ing in lieu thereof the words " o r for the amount of the value of such premium, fee, gift, reward, bonus or consideration";
(g) by inserting at the end of section one hundred and twenty-one the following new paragraph:— The provisions of section eighty-two of the Justices Act, 1902-1940, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in respect of any penalty adjudged to be paid by any such conviction and the Dersons against whom the conviction is made.
(h)
by inserting next after section one hundred and twenty-one the following new section:—
121A. If any person shall, during any proceed
ing before an industrial magistrate, be guilty of contempt, such person may be punished in a summary way by such industrial magistrate by fine not exceeding forty shillings or by imprison ment for a period not exceeding fourteen days.
(i) by inserting at the end of section one hundred and twenty-two the following words:—
Provided that where such penalty has been recovered upon complaint or information of the secretary or other officer of an industrial union, the commission or an industrial or other magis trate or justices may order that the penalty or any part thereof be paid to such union;
(J) by omitting from section one hundred and twenty-eight the words "conciliation commis sioner" and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "cha i rman" ;
(k)
by omitting section one hundred and twenty-nine and by inserting in lieu thereof the following new section:—
129. (1) The commission or a member thereof and every person authorised in writing by the commission or the registrar or a committee may at any time during working hours enter any
building
building, mine, mine working, ship, vessel, place or premises of any kind wherein or in respect of which any industry is carried on or any work is being or has been done or commenced or any matter or thing is taking or has taken place in relation to which any industrial dispute is pend ing, or any award has been made, or any offence against this Act is suspected, and may, to the extent and for the purposes named in the authority, inspect and view any work, material, machinery, appliance, articles, book or document therein.
(2) No person authorised under subsec tion one of this section shall have any authority to enter a private dwelling-house, or the land used in connection therewith, unless some manufacture or trade in which labour is employed is carried on therein.
(3) Every person who hinders or obstructs the commission or a member thereof or any person authorised as aforesaid in the exer cise of any power conferred by this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds.
10. The Principal Act is further amended by omit ting from subsection one of section one hundred and thirty-one the words "shall not be subject to the provi sions of this Act other than Parts XIV and X V " and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "shall be subject to the provisions of this Act other than Par t V I " but no award relating to any such rural industry shall take effect unless the commission after public inquiry to which the Crown shall be a party certify to the Governor that the
| able to pay the wages set out in the award and will in all | employers generally in the industry are then presently |
| probability be able to continue to pay such wages during the currency of the award from the proceeds of the sale of the products of the industry together with any subsidy payable in respect thereof after making due allowance for a fair return upon the capital invested therein, a fair remuneration for the work and supervision of the employer, and all other proper outgoings. Upon the publication of such certificate in the Gazette the award .shall have effect in such industry but not sooner. |
1 1 . The Principal Act is further amended in the
manner and to the extent set forth in the Schedule to this
Act.
SCHEDULE.
Sections, headings, etc. Amendment.
Sec. 2 (a) Omit the figures 77 and insert the the figures and letter 77G.
(b) Omit the words " Conciliation Com- missioner " wherever appearing and insert the words " Conciliation Com- missioners."
Part I I , Heading Omit the words "Conciliation Commis- sioner " and insert the words " Con- ciliation Commissioners." Part I I , Division 2, Heading Omit the words " Conciliation Commis- sioner " and insert the words " Con- ciliation Commissioners."
Sec. 16 ... ... ... Omit the words "subsections six a n d "
and insert the word "subsection."
Part I I I , Heading Omit the words "Conciliation Commis- sioner " and insert the words " Con- ciliation Commissioners." Part I I I , Division 2, Heading! Omit the words "Conciliation Commis- sioner " and insert the words " Con- ciliation Commissioners."
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