Contents (1988 - 41)
Essential Services Act 1988 No 41
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Essential services
5 Relationship to other Acts etc
6 Powers under this Act in aid of other powers
7 Act binds Crown

Part 2 Disruption to essential service

8 Proclamation concerning an essential service
9 Regulations operative during currency of proclamation
10 State of emergency concerning an essential service
11 Minister’s powers in respect of state of emergency

Part 3 Entry and inspection

12 Appointment of inspectors
13 Functions of inspectors
14 Obstruction etc of inspectors

Part 4 Industrial action

15 Reference of industrial matter to the Industrial Relations Commission
16 Stand down of employees
17 Suspension and cancellation of registration of industrial organisation
18 Amendment of industrial organisation rules as alternative to cancellation etc of registration
19 Amendment of rules following cancellation of registration
20 Giving of effect to amendment of industrial organisation rules
21 Restriction on appeals
22 Appeals against cancellation of registration
23 Appeals against amendment of rules
24 Provisions relating to appeals
25 (Repealed)
26 Recovery of penalty by appointment of receiver

Part 5 Miscellaneous

27 Liability of persons acting under this Act
28 Disclosure of information
29 Offence and penalty
30 Denial of use of essential service
31 Proceedings for offences
32 Regulations

Historical notes