Western Australian Numbered Acts

PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT 2003 (NO. 31 OF 2003) - SECT 147

147 .         Industrial Relations Act 1979 amended

        (1)         The amendments in this section are to the Industrial Relations Act 1979 *.

        [*         Reprinted as at 8 November 2002. ]

        (2)         Section 80M(1) is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting the definitions of “Minister for Railways” and “Railways Commission”;

            (b)         by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical positions the following definitions —

"Public Transport Authority" means the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia established by the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 section 5;

"transport Minister" means the Minister responsible for the administration of the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 ;

”;

            (c)         in the definition of “railway officer”, by deleting “person” and inserting instead —

“
        specified award employee (as defined in the Government Railways Act 1904 section 73)

”.

        (3)         Section 80N(2)(a) is amended by deleting “Minister for Railways” and inserting instead —

                “ transport Minister ”.

        (4)         Section 80O(7) is amended by deleting “Minister for Railways” and inserting instead —

                “ transport Minister ”.

        (5)         The Act is amended by deleting “Railways Commission” in each place where it occurs that is specified in the Table to this subsection and inserting instead —

                “ Public Transport Authority ”.

Table

s. 80M(1), in the definition of “head of branch” (in both places)

s. 80M(1), in the definition of “railway officer”

s. 80M(1), in the definition of “salaried position”

s. 80M(1), in the definition of “sub-head of branch”

s. 80N(2)(b), (3), (5) (in both places), and (6)

s. 80O(5)(a) and (e)

s. 80R(2)(e) and (f)

s. 80S(1)

s. 80U(1), (2), and (3)