Industrial Relations Amendment (Dispute Orders) Bill 2022 [NSW] Explanatory note
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Schedule 1[6] makes an amendment of a savings and transitional nature to provide that the proposed amendments apply to proceedings for contraventions of dispute orders that occur on or after the commencement of this Act, whether or not the dispute order was made before the commencement.
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An Act to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to increase the maximum penalties for contraventions of dispute orders; and to remove the prohibition on the Supreme Court awarding costs in relation to proceedings for contraventions of dispute orders.
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The Legislature of New South Wales enacts—
1 Name of Act This Act is the Industrial Relations Amendment (Dispute Orders) Act 2022.
2 Commencement This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
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Industrial Relations Amendment (Dispute Orders) Bill 2022 [NSW] Schedule 1 Amendment of Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17
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Schedule 1 Amendment of Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17
[1] Section 139 Contravention of dispute order Omit “in total $10,000” from section 139(4)(a). Insert instead “an amount equal to 500 penalty units”.
[2] Section 139(4)(a) Omit “$5,000”. Insert instead “amount equal to 250 penalty units”.
[3] Section 139(4)(b) Omit “in total $20,000”. Insert instead “an amount equal to 1,000 penalty units”.
[4] Section 139(4)(b) Omit “$10,000”. Insert instead “amount equal to 500 penalty units”.
[5] Section 355E Special provisions applicable to industrial proceedings Omit “in proceedings for a contravention of a dispute order or” from section 355E(3).
[6] Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions Insert after Part 18—
Part 19 Provisions relating to Industrial Relations Amendment (Dispute Orders) Act 2022
73 Contravention of dispute orders The amendments made by the Industrial Relations Amendment (Dispute Orders) Act 2022 to this Act apply to proceedings for contraventions of dispute orders that occur on or after the commencement of this clause, whether or not the dispute order was made before the commencement.
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