Industrial Relations Amendment (Public Vehicles and Carriers) Act 2001 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to make provision with respect to the operation of Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth and the Competition Code of New South Wales.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Industrial Relations Amendment (Public Vehicles and Carriers) Act 2001.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent.

3Amendment of Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17

The Industrial Relations Act 1996 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1Amendment

(Section 3)

Insert after section 310:

310AAuthorisations for purposes of Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth(1)

The following things are specifically authorised by this Act for the purposes of section 51 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth and the Competition Code of New South Wales:

• (a)

  anything done by the Commission in exercising its functions under this Chapter,

• (b)

  anything done by a person in order to comply with a contract determination of the Commission under this Chapter,

• (c)

  the entering into of an agreement approved by the Commission under this Chapter,

• (d)

  the doing of anything preparatory or incidental to the entering into of any such agreement,

• (e)

  anything done under any such agreement,

• (f)

  anything done by the Contracts of Carriage Tribunal in exercising its functions under this Chapter.

(2)

Things authorised to be done by subsection (1) are authorised only to the extent (if any) that they would otherwise contravene Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth or the Competition Code of New South Wales.

(3)

This section extends to any contract determination made or agreement entered into before the commencement of this section.

(4)

The authorisation conferred by this section ceases to have effect on the day that is 2 years after the date of commencement of this section.