Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1999 - SECT 140

(1) The commission may make an order fixing wages and employment conditions for employees who participate in a labour market program.

(2) In making an order, the commission may consider any matter it considers relevant, including—

(a) the objectives of the program; and

(b) any attribute of the participants that affects their ability to get employment, including, for example—

(i) the age and competency of the participants; and

(ii) any disability or incapacity of the participants; and

(c) the kind of work done in the program; and

(d) the experience to be gained by the participants; and

(e) any relevant industrial instrument; and

(f) any remuneration or benefit the participants are receiving from the Commonwealth or the State.

(3) The commission may make an order—

(a) of its own initiative; or

(b) on application by—

(i) the Training and Employment Recognition Council; or

(ii) the Minister.