New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ESSENTIAL SERVICES ACT 1988

- As at 1 July 2024
- Act 41 of 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Essential services
   5.      Relationship to other Acts etc
   6.      Powers under this Act in aid of other powers
   7.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2 - DISRUPTION TO ESSENTIAL SERVICE

   8.      Proclamation concerning an essential service
   9.      Regulations operative during currency of proclamation
   10.     State of emergency concerning an essential service
   11.     Minister's powers in respect of state of emergency

   PART 3 - ENTRY AND INSPECTION

   12.     Appointment of inspectors
   13.     Functions of inspectors
   14.     Obstruction etc of inspectors

   PART 4 - INDUSTRIAL ACTION

   15.     Reference of industrial matter to the Industrial Relations Commission
   16.     Stand down of employees
   17.     Suspension and cancellation of registration of industrial organisation
   18.     Amendment of industrial organisation rules as alternative to cancellation etc of registration
   19.     Amendment of rules following cancellation of registration
   20.     Giving of effect to amendment of industrial organisation rules
   21.     Restriction on appeals
   22.     Appeals against cancellation of registration
   23.     Appeals against amendment of rules
   24.     Provisions relating to appeals
   25.     (Repealed)
   26.     Recovery of penalty by appointment of receiver

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   27.     Liability of persons acting under this Act
   28.     Disclosure of information
   29.     Offence and penalty
   30.     Denial of use of essential service
   31.     Proceedings for offences
   32.     Regulations