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Government Agency entry Industrial Relations Commission of Victoria (1981 - )

From
1981
Victoria
Functions
Regulatory Body

Summary

In 1981 the Industrial Relations Act 1975 came into effect. The Act provided for the establishment of the Industrial Relations Commission of Victoria consisting of a President, two Commissioners, and a panel of Chairmen of Conciliation and Arbitration Boards. The Commission performs the functions previously carried out by the Industrial Appeals Court and Wages Boards, formerly constituted under the Labour and Industry Act. Control of the Industrial Relations Commission passed to the Ministry of Industrial Affairs from the Department of Labour and Industry in 1983 and then to the Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs in 1985.

Timeline

 1903 - 1981 Industrial Appeals Court of Victoria
       1981 - Industrial Relations Commission of Victoria

Ross G. Elford