Commonwealth Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 95

             (1)  The President may assign an industry or group of industries to a panel of members of the Commission consisting of at least one Presidential Member and at least one Commissioner and, subject to this Act and any direction of the President, the powers of the Commission in relation to that industry (other than powers exercisable by a Full Bench) shall, as far as practicable, be exercised by a member or members of the panel.

             (2)  Even though an industry has been assigned to a panel, the President may direct that the powers of the Commission in relation to a particular matter relating to that industry are to be exercised by:

                     (a)  a member of the Commission who is not a member of that panel; or

                     (b)  members of the Commission, some or all of whom are not members of that panel.

             (3)  If more than one Presidential Member is assigned to a panel, the President must nominate one of the Presidential Members to organise and allocate the work of the panel.

             (4)  A member of the Commission may be a member of more than one panel mentioned in subsection (1).

             (5)  A member of the Commission may be a member of the panel established under section 14 of the Registration and Accountability of Organisations Schedule.