Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1999 - SECT 7

(1) An industrial matter is a matter that affects or relates to—

(a) work done or to be done; or

(b) the privileges, rights or functions of—

(i) employers or employees; or

(ii) persons who have been, or propose to be, or who may become, employers or employees; or

(c) a matter (whether or not an industrial matter as defined in this section) that the court or commission considers has been, is, or may be a cause or contributory cause of an industrial action or industrial dispute.

(2) However, a matter is not an industrial matter if it is the subject of proceedings for an indictable offence.

(3) Without limiting subsection (1) or affecting subsection (2), a matter is an industrial matter if it relates to a matter mentioned in schedule 1.