Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 406V

406V What is a negotiated agreement

(1) A
"negotiated agreement" is a written agreement—

(a) about the remuneration and working conditions of independent couriers engaged by a principal contractor in relation to a class of courier service contracts; and

(b) that has been certified under division 3 .

(2) A negotiated agreement for a class of courier service contracts is made between—

(a) a party or parties representing 1 or more principal contractors under the class of courier service contracts, as mentioned in subsection (3) ; and

(b) a party or parties representing independent couriers engaged under the class of courier service contracts, as mentioned in subsection (4) .

(3) For subsection (2) (a) , the party or parties are—

(a) 1 principal contractor; or

(b) 2 or more principal contractors, collectively taken to be 1 party to the negotiated agreement, who—

(i) are related bodies corporate within the meaning of the Corporations Act ; or

(ii) are engaged in a joint venture or common enterprise; or

(iii) undertake similar work; or

(c) an employer organisation or federal organisation of employers that represents, or is entitled to represent, 1 or more principal contractors.

(4) For subsection (2) (b) , the party or parties are—

(a) 1 or more employee organisations that represent, or are entitled to represent, the independent couriers who are, or are eligible to be, members of the organisation; or

(b) a group of the independent couriers at the time the agreement is made, whether all or a category of the independent couriers, who are collectively taken to be 1 party to the negotiated agreement.