Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) there is an industrial dispute between—
(i) an employee organisation; and
(ii) 1 or more employers or employer organisations; and
(b) the parties to the dispute have agreed in writing (the referral agreement) that the dispute, or disputes of a class to which the dispute belongs, is or are to be resolved by the commission.
(2) A party to the dispute may apply to the commission for the commission to perform the functions about resolving the dispute that are conferred on the commission under the referral agreement (the dispute resolution functions).
(3) If an application is made under subsection (2), the commission may perform the dispute resolution functions.
(4) Without limiting subsections (2) and (3), the dispute resolution functions may include 1 or more of the following—
(a) conciliating the dispute;
(b) arbitrating the dispute;
(c) granting a remedy or other relief of the kind provided for under chapter 3, part 2 or chapter 8, part 2, division 4;
(d) deciding any other issue or question arising in the dispute.
(5) A decision made by the commission in performing the dispute resolution functions does not bind the parties to the dispute unless the referral agreement provides for the decision to bind the parties.
(6) This section does not limit a function or power of the commission under any other provision of this Act to conciliate, arbitrate or otherwise decide a matter.