Industrial Relations Act 1996

Subject to the regulations, a reference in any other Act, in an instrument made under any other Act or in any other document—

to the Industrial Court or the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session—is to be read as a reference to the successor court for the function concerned, and

to the President, the Vice-President or a Deputy President of the Commission—is to be read as a reference to the Chief Commissioner, and

to a judicial member—is to be read as a reference to a Judge of the successor court for the function concerned.

Subclause (1) extends to a reference in a provision of the former Industrial Relations Act 1991 (or the regulations under that Act) that continues to apply to a matter because of a provision of this Act or the regulations under this Act and, for that purpose, the successor court is taken to be the Supreme Court.

Subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply to the following references in the following provisions—

a provision of the amending Act,

a provision of the Constitution Act 1902 or the Judges’ Pensions Act 1953,

a provision of any other Act or instrument made under another Act that contains a reference inserted or substituted by, or retained despite, an amendment made to the provision by the amending Act,

a spent savings or transitional provision of any other Act or an instrument made under any other Act,

a provision of an Act, instrument made under an Act or any other document (or a provision belonging to a class of provisions) prescribed by the regulations.