Industrial Relations Act 1996

There is established by this Part a Contract of Carriage Tribunal.

Except as provided by subsection (3), the Tribunal is constituted by a Presidential Member sitting alone.

For arbitration proceedings under this part, the Tribunal is, for the purposes of the proceedings, constituted by a Presidential Member and 2 part-time members nominated by the Presidential Member, one from each of the arbitration panels.

There are to be 2 arbitration panels, one consisting of persons appointed by the Minister to represent principal contractors and the other appointed by the Minister to represent carriers.

The members of the panels are to be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are qualified to represent the interests of principal contractors and carriers, respectively.

The Minister may invite any person or body to nominate persons for appointment to an arbitration panel.

The Minister may specify the period within which, and the manner in which, such a nomination may be made.

A person is not to be nominated to the Tribunal until—

each party to the arbitration proceedings concerned has been notified of the proposed nomination and of the period in which the party may veto the nomination, and

either the period has ended without the nomination being vetoed or each party has notified the Presidential Member that the party has decided not to veto the proposed nomination.

A part-time member is entitled to be paid such remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) as the Minister may from time to time determine with respect to the part-time member.