Industrial Relations Amendment (Jurisdiction of Industrial Relations Commission) Act 2009 No 32
Current version for 20 January 2013 to date (accessed 25 May 2013 at 20:59)
Schedule 2

Schedule 2 Amendment of other legislation

2.1 Annual Holidays Act 1944 No 31

[1]   Section 12 Proceedings for recovery of penalties

Omit “before a Local Court or” from section 12 (1).

[2]   Section 12 (2) and (3)

Omit “Local Court or” wherever occurring.

[3]   Sections 13 (1) and 14 (d)

Insert “sitting at a designated place as referred to in section 405A of the Industrial Relations Act 1996” after “a Local Court” wherever occurring.

2.2 Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 No 80

[1]   Section 73 Proceedings for offences

Omit “a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone” from section 73 (1).

Insert instead “the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session”.

[2]   Section 73, note

Omit the note.

2.3 Bail Act 1978 No 161

Section 4 Definitions

Omit “, a licensing magistrate under the Liquor Act 1982, a Children’s Magistrate or an industrial magistrate under the Industrial Relations Act 1996” from the definition of magistrate in section 4 (1).

Insert instead “or a Children’s Magistrate”.

2.4 Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act 1986 No 19

[1]   Section 64 Proceedings for offences

Omit “a Local Court” from section 64 (1).

Insert instead “the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session”.

[2]   Section 64 (2)

Omit the subsection.

2.5 Court Security Act 2005 No 1

Section 4 Definitions

Omit “(including a Local Court constituted by an Industrial Magistrate)” from paragraph (g) of the definition of court in section 4 (1).

2.6 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209

[1]   Section 3 Definitions

Omit the definition of Industrial Magistrate from section 3 (1).

[2]   Section 28 Application of Part and definition

Omit “an Industrial Magistrate,” from the definition of Judge in section 28 (2).

[3]   Section 170 Application

Omit section 170 (2) (c) and (2A) (d).

[4]   Section 171 Definitions

Omit “and includes (where applicable) an Industrial Magistrate” from the definition of court.

[5]   Section 171, definition of “Magistrate”

Omit “an Industrial Magistrate and any other”. Insert instead “any”.

[6]   Section 171, definition of “registrar”

Omit paragraph (c).

[7]   Section 275 Definitions

Omit “and an Industrial Magistrate” from the definition of Judge.

[8]   Section 312 Persons arrested under bench warrants

Omit “and an Industrial Magistrate” from section 312 (3).

2.7 Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008 No 95

Sections 35 (1) (b), 36 (1) (b) and 45 (1) (b)

Omit “constituted by an Industrial Magistrate sitting alone” wherever occurring.

Insert instead “sitting at a designated place as referred to in section 405A of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 or the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session”.

2.8 Employment Protection Act 1982 No 122

Section 19 Proceedings for offences

Omit section 19 (1) and (2). Insert instead:
  
(1)  Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations are to be dealt with summarily before the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session.

2.9 Entertainment Industry Act 1989 No 230

Section 63 Proceedings for offences

Omit “an industrial magistrate or a Local Court” from section 63 (2).

Insert instead “the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session”.

2.10 Essential Services Act 1988 No 41

Section 31 Proceedings for offences

Omit “a local court”.

Insert instead “the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session”.

2.11 Industrial Relations (Child Employment) Act 2006 No 96

[1]   Section 3 Definitions

Omit “constituted specially for the purposes of this Act by an Industrial Magistrate sitting alone” from paragraph (b) of the definition of industrial court in section 3 (1).

Insert instead “sitting at a designated place as referred to in section 405A of the Industrial Relations Act 1996”.

[2]   Section 16 Applied provisions of Industrial Relations Act 1996

Omit “(Transfer of certain proceedings to Industrial Magistrates)” from section 16 (1) (a).

[3]   Section 16 (7)

Omit “constituted by an Industrial Magistrate sitting alone”.

Insert instead “sitting at a designated place as referred to in section 405A of the Industrial Relations Act 1996”.

2.12 Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2001

Clause 43 Industrial Magistrate—civil procedure

Omit the clause.

2.13 Judicial Officers Act 1986 No 100

Section 3 Definitions

Omit “and an industrial magistrate” from the definition of Magistrate in section 3 (1).

2.14 Long Service Leave Act 1955 No 38

[1]   Section 11 Recovery of penalties

Omit “a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone” from section 11 (1).

Insert instead “the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session”.

[2]   Section 11 (2)

Omit “Local Court”. Insert instead “Industrial Relations Commission”.

[3]   Section 11 (3)

Omit “Local Court before whom such proceedings are taken”.

Insert instead “Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session”.

[4]   Section 12 Recovery of long service leave pay

Omit “constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone” from section 12 (1).

Insert instead “sitting at a designated place as referred to in section 405A of the Industrial Relations Act 1996”.

[5]   Section 14 Provisions as to enforcement of orders, appeals etc

Insert “sitting at a designated place as referred to in section 405A of the Industrial Relations Act 1996” after “Local Court” in section 14 (c).

2.15, 2.16

(Repealed)

2.17 Shop Trading Act 2008 No 49

Section 16 Proceedings for offences

Insert “before the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session” after “summarily”.

2.18 Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 (1976 No 4)

Schedule 1 Public Offices

Omit the matter relating to the office of Chief Industrial Magistrate.

2.19 Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70

[1]   Section 58 Refund of weekly payments paid after return to work etc

Omit section 58 (9).

[2]   Section 156 Recovery of double premiums for contravention of insurance requirements

Omit section 156 (7).

[3]   Section 175 Employers evading payment of correct premiums

Omit section 175 (7B).

2.20 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 No 86

Section 245

Omit the section. Insert instead:
  

245   Proceedings for offences

(1)  Proceedings for an offence against this Act, the 1987 Act or the regulations under those Acts are to be dealt with summarily before the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session.
(2)  Any such proceedings may be instituted by (but not only by) the Authority.
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