The Queensland Government Office of Industrial Relations conducted a review of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (IR Act) and the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003.
Australian Industry Group in its submission sought several changes, including that Chapter 10A of the IR Act should be urgently repealed, including because it overlaps with Commonwealth regulation of the same services contracts, creates uncertainty as to the applicable legal framework, particularly where minimum standard orders may alter or displace State law over time and facilitates strategic forum shopping by unions.
