The Commission is an independent tribunal established under the Industrial Relations Act 1984. Staffing and support services are provided by the Department of Justice.
The Commission's role is to:
Members of the Commission are:
The Registry provides administrative support to the Commission.
Registry Hours are 8.45am to 5.06 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
Applications on the prescribed form in relation to matters to be heard and determined by the Commission or Registrar are filed with the Registry and no filing fee applies.
Applications received by whatever means outside of normal opening times are registered on the next business day.
The Registry also maintains a historical record of awards it has made and varied. The Registry also can access some archived award records from the State Wages Boards and Public Service Board systems that were in place before the Commission was established in 1985.
The Registrar has certain discrete statutory powers and responsibilities arising out of and prescribed by the Industrial Relations Act 1984.
These include:
Hearings before the Commission and Registrar are recorded.
A transcript of proceedings is produced whenever an award is being made or varied.
In all other matters a transcript of proceedings is produced only at the direction of the presiding member who will also decide if the transcript is to be restricted only to the parties.
If a transcript of proceedings is produced, a copy is provided without charge only to the parties who attended the hearing.
The Registry cannot provide anyone with a copy of any transcript of proceedings that has been produced by its service provider, Auscript Pty Ltd. If a transcript is not restricted to the parties, a copy can be ordered from Auscript Pty Ltd who will levy a charge for it.
Transcripts of proceedings that were produced by the Commission before the appointment of Auscript Pty Ltd in July 2001, if not restricted to the parties, can be perused at the Registry but if a copy is required the Registry will provide a copy and charge $10.00 for each 10 pages or part thereof.
In 2006 the Australian Government used the corporations power of the Constitution to regulate the employment relationships of employers who are constitutional corporations and their employees.
From 1 July 2009 the Australian Government has created a new industrial tribunal - Fair Work Australia and industrial inspectorate - Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman to oversee a new workplace relations system. Details can be found at http://www.fairwork.gov.au (or call 13 13 94).
Employees who are employed by a Constitutional Corporation may no longer be covered by the Industrial Relations Act 1984 (Tasmania).
You will need to seek your own independent advice if you think that you may be affected by these changes to federal industrial laws.
The Tasmanian Industrial Registry will accept applications that are lodged in accordance with the Industrial Relations Act 1984.
