Industrial Relations Amendment (Public Vehicles and Carriers) Act 2003 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to extend the application of Chapter 6 of that Act and to continue indefinitely to exclude Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth and the Competition Code of New South Wales from applying to that Chapter; and for other purposes.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Industrial Relations Amendment (Public Vehicles and Carriers) Act 2003.

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 1Amendments

(Section 3)

[1]Section 307 Contract of bailment—meaning

Omit “in a transport district established under the Transport Administration Act 1988” from section 307 (1) (a).

[2]Section 307 (1) (b)

Omit “in such a transport district”.

[3]Section 307 (2) (b)

Omit “, in such a transport district,”.

[4]Section 310A Authorisations for purposes of Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth

Omit section 310A (4).

[5]Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Insert at the end of clause 2 (1):

Industrial Relations Amendment (Public Vehicles and Carriers) Act 2003

[6]Schedule 4, Part 9

Insert at the end of the Part (with appropriate clause number):

Industrial Relations Amendment (Public Vehicles and Carriers) Act 2003

If the Industrial Relations Amendment (Public Vehicles and Carriers) Act 2003 commences after the day that is 2 years after the date of commencement of section 310A:

• (a)

  the authorisation conferred by section 310A is taken not to have ceased to have effect despite section 310A (4), and

• (b)

  anything done before the commencement of that Act that would (but for section 310A (4)) have been 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 is specifically authorised.