Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 506

506 Magistrate’s jurisdiction

(1) A magistrate has jurisdiction—

(a) to exercise powers conferred on, or jurisdiction given to, magistrates by this Act or another Act; and

(b) to hear and decide proceedings about the following matters—

(i) an offence against this Act, unless the offence is one for which this Act makes other provision;

(ii) a claim for wages;

(iii) a claim for damages suffered by an employee because of the employer failing to pay the employee’s wages;

(iv) a claim for the repayment of a fee received by a private employment agent in contravention of section 400 (1) or (2) ;

(v) a claim for damages for contravention of an agreement made under an industrial instrument;

(vi) a claim under chapter 9 , part 2 , division 2 .

(2) A magistrate has jurisdiction throughout the State.

(3) In this section—

"fee" includes charge, expense of any kind and reward.