Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 533

533 Intervention

(1) The Minister may intervene—

(a) in proceedings before an industrial tribunal; or

(b) in proceedings before another court or tribunal that relate to—

(i) the jurisdiction or powers of the court, the commission, a magistrate or the registrar; or

(ii) a matter for which the jurisdiction or powers mentioned in subparagraph (i) may be exercised; or

(iii) the interpretation of this Act.

(2) A State peak council may intervene in proceedings before the commission if any of the State peak council’s members has a sufficient interest in the proceedings.

(3) On intervening under this section, the Minister or State peak council becomes a party to the proceedings.

(4) In this section—

"industrial tribunal" means the court, the commission, an Industrial Magistrates Court or the registrar.