Commonwealth Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 499

             (1)  If the Minister makes a declaration under 498, the Minister may make the following kinds of written directions if the Minister is satisfied that they are reasonably directed to removing or reducing the threat referred to in paragraph 498(1)(c):

                     (a)  directions requiring specified negotiating parties, or specified employees of an employer who is a negotiating party, to take specified actions;

                     (b)  directions requiring specified negotiating parties, or specified employees of an employer who is a negotiating party, to refrain from taking specified actions.

Making persons aware of the directions

             (2)  The Minister must, as soon as reasonably practicable, take all reasonable steps to make the specified persons concerned aware of the directions.

Directions not legislative instruments

             (3)  Directions made under subsection (1) are not legislative instruments.

Compliance with directions

             (4)  A person must comply with a direction under this section.

Civil remedy provisions

             (5)  Subsection (4) is a civil remedy provision.

             (6)  The Court may order a person who has contravened subsection (4) to pay a pecuniary penalty.

             (7)  The pecuniary penalty cannot be more than 300 penalty units for a body corporate or 60 penalty units in any other case.

             (8)  An application for an order under subsection (6) may be made by a workplace inspector.

Note:          For other provisions about civil remedy provisions, see Division 3 of Part 14.