Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 494

494 Referring matter to Commonwealth official

(1) The president may ask the president of the Australian commission to nominate a member of that commission to deal with an industrial matter before the commission.

(2) If a nomination is made, the president may refer the industrial matter to the nominated member, to be dealt with by the nominated member under this Act.

(3) In dealing with the industrial matter, the nominated member—

(a) has the powers of an industrial commissioner; and

(b) in exercising the powers, is taken to constitute the commission.

(4) The nominated commissioner’s decision is taken to be a decision of the commission.

(5) The referral of an industrial matter to a nominated commissioner—

(a) does not derogate from the commission’s authority to exercise jurisdiction in relation to the matter; and

(b) may be revoked by the president by notice given to the nominated commissioner.

(6) In this section—

"industrial matter" includes part of an industrial matter.