Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section makes provision in relation to an award as defined in the pre-reform Act, section 4(1) that was continued as a transitional award, if—
(a) a local government, other than a local government to which section 768(2) applies, was a respondent to the award; and
(b) immediately before the commencement, the transitional award continued in force.
(2) On the commencement, the award—
(a) is taken to be an award made by the commission under section 125 (also a substitute State award); and
(b) applies to the local government and any employee of the local government.
(3) The substitute State award is taken to be amended so that the remuneration applying to employees under the transitional award immediately before the commencement applies to the employees to whom the substitute State award applies.
(4) Subject to subsection (3) and section 770, the substitute State award has effect according to its terms and, despite section 133, an action to enforce the substitute State award may be commenced at any time.
(5) This section does not affect the operation of section 165.