Employment Dispute Resolution Act 2008 (WA)

Western Australia Employment Dispute Resolution Act 2008 Western Australia Employment Dispute Resolution Act 2008 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used in this Act 2 Part 2 — Dispute resolution services Division 1 — Mediation 4. Extended meaning of "employment dispute" 4 5. Constitution of IR Commission 4 6. Mediation by IR Commission 4 7. Request for mediation 4 8. Representative of group 5 9. IR Commission may refuse to act or suspend or discontinue mediation 5 10. IR Commission's functions 5 11. Mediation settlement agreement 6 Division 2 — Resolution under referral agreement 12. Referral agreements 7 13. Referral to IR Commission to perform certain functions in referral agreement 8 14. Constitution of IR Commission 9 15. IR Commission's functions 9 16. IR Commission may determine scope of referral agreement 10 17. Representation 10 18. IR Commission may register agreement in relation to dispute 11 19. Decision, direction or determination of IR Commission may bind parties 11 20. Enforcement of decisions and directions 11 21. IR Commission may refuse to act or suspend or discontinue referral 12 22. Appeals 12 23. IR Commission must publish examples of dispute resolution functions 12 Division 3 — Provisions that relate to mediation and referral proceedings 24. Privilege 13 25. Privacy 14 Division 4 — Resolution under Commonwealth workplace agreement or model dispute resolution process 27. Application for IR Commission to conduct dispute resolution process 15 28. Constitution of IR Commission 15 29. IR Commission's functions 16 Part 3 — Miscellaneous 30. Application of IR Act 17 31. Regulations 17 Notes Compilation table 18 Defined terms Western Australia Employment Dispute Resolution Act 2008 An Act to establish a dispute resolution framework for employment disputes. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: