Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 142

142 General requirement about minimum wages

(1) To the extent the commission’s powers under this chapter relate to setting, varying or revoking minimum wages in a modern award, the commission must establish and maintain minimum wages that are fair and just.

(2) For subsection (1) , the commission must have regard to the following—

(a) the prevailing employment conditions of employees covered by the modern award;

(b) the matters mentioned in section 141 (2) (a) to (d) and (f) ;

(c) providing a comprehensive range of fair minimum wages to—

(i) young employees; and

(ii) employees engaged as apprentices and trainees; and

(iii) employees with a disability.