An order made by the Commission under s 127 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) is an 'order of the Commission' within s 178(1), and s 127 does not constitute an exclusive code for enforcement, so penalties may be imposed under s 178 for breach of a s 127 order. The word 'appeal' in a dispute resolution clause of a certified agreement encompasses appeals within the statutory hierarchy of the Commission but does not extend to applications for constitutional writs in the High Court's original jurisdiction. Parallel proceedings in the Federal Court and the Commission are permissible under such a clause because they exercise different types of power.
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