Industrial Relations Act 2016
Table of Reprints
List of Legislation
Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63
date of assent 09 December 2016
ss 1–2, ch 19 pt 8 (other than ss 1118–1124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289) comm on date of assent (see s 2(1))
ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 3–5, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 1118–1124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)
Amending legislation
Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63
date of assent 09 December 2016
ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 3–5, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 1118–1124, 1126–1128, 1151, 152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)
Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation (Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 27
date of assent 31 August 2017
comm on date of assent
Human Rights Act 2019 No. 5
date of assent 07 March 2019
Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 37
date of assent 05 December 2019
comm on date of assent
Community Services Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2020 No. 19
date of assent 22 June 2020
pt 13 div 4 comm on date of assent
Public Service and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 35
date of assent 14 September 2020
pt 2 comm on date of assent
Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Wage Theft) Amendment Act 2020 No. 34
date of assent 14 September 2020
pt 3 (other than ss 8, 9–15) comm 2 October 2020 (2020 SL No. 251 item 1)
ss 8, 9–15 comm 1 March 2021 (2020 SL No. 251 item 2)
Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 No. 33
date of assent 14 September 2020
pt 13 div 9 comm 1 July 2021 (2021 SL No. 25 item 2)
Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Act 2021 No. 16
date of assent 09 September 2021
pt 9C comm on date of assent
Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Administration) Amendment Act 2021 No. 20
date of assent 28 October 2021
s 59 sch 1 comm 28 February 2022 (2022 SL No. 11)
Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 20
date of assent 15 September 2022
pt 3 comm on date of assent
Industrial Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 27
date of assent 03 November 2022
pt 2 divs 1–2, sch 1 comm on date of assent
pt 2 div 3 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2) (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) postponed to 4 November 2024 (2023 SL No. 143))
Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34
date of assent 12 December 2022
s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23
date of assent 20 September 2023
s 247 sch 1 s 1 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)
Emergency Services Reform Amendment Act 2024 No. 18
date of assent 03 May 2024
s 39 sch 1 comm 3 June 2024 (2024 SL No. 57)
Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 22
date of assent 09 May 2024
s 92 sch 1 comm 1 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 69)
Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 23
date of assent 09 May 2024
s 36 sch 1 comm 2 August 2024 (2024 SL No. 135 item 1)
Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
History notes
s 4 amd 2022 No. 27 s 4
s 9 amd 2020 No. 35 s 3
s 12 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 13 amd 2020 No. 34 s 8
s 20 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 40 amd 2022 No. 27 s 5
s 41 amd 2022 No. 27 s 6
s 45 amd 2022 No. 27 s 7
s 52 amd 2022 No. 27 s 7A
s 56 amd 2020 No. 33 s 138; 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 57 def child amd 2020 No. 33 s 139(2); 2022 No. 27 s 8(3)
s 57 def cultural parent ins 2020 No. 33 s 139(1)
s 57 def cultural parent leave ins 2020 No. 33 s 139(1)
s 57 def cultural recognition order ins 2020 No. 33 s 139(1)
s 57 def intended cultural parent ins 2020 No. 33 s 139(1)
s 57 def long birth-related leave amd 2022 No. 27 s 8(4)
s 57 def long cultural parent leave ins 2020 No. 33 s 139(1)
s 57 def long parental leave amd 2020 No. 33 s 139(3)
s 57 def maternity leave om 2022 No. 27 s 8(1)
s 57 def short adoption leave amd 2022 No. 27 s 8(5)
s 57 def short birth-related leave amd 2022 No. 27 s 8(6)
s 57 def short cultural parent leave ins 2020 No. 33 s 139(1)
s 57 def short parental leave amd 2020 No. 33 s 139(4)
s 57 def stillborn child ins 2022 No. 27 s 8(2)
s 58 amd 2022 No. 27 s 9
s 59 amd 2022 No. 27 s 10
s 60 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 61A ins 2020 No. 33 s 140
s 62 amd 2020 No. 33 s 141
s 63 amd 2022 No. 27 s 11
s 64 amd 2022 No. 27 s 12
s 65 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 66A ins 2020 No. 33 s 142
s 67 amd 2022 No. 27 s 13
s 71 amd 2020 No. 33 s 143
ch 2 pt 3 div 8 sdiv 4 hdg amd 2022 No. 27 s 14
s 73 amd 2022 No. 27 s 15
s 74 amd 2022 No. 27 s 16
s 75 amd 2022 No. 27 s 17
s 78 amd 2020 No. 33 s 144; 2022 No. 27 s 18
s 79 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 80 amd 2020 No. 33 s 145
s 85 amd 2022 No. 27 s 19
s 85A ins 2022 No. 27 s 20
s 87A ins 2020 No. 33 s 146
s 87B ins 2022 No. 27 s 21
s 88 amd 2022 No. 27 s 22
s 89 amd 2022 No. 27 s 23
s 90 amd 2022 No. 27 ss 24, 3 sch 1
s 91 amd 2020 No. 33 s 147
s 95 amd 2020 No. 19 s 134
s 103 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 110 amd 2020 No. 19 s 135
s 120 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 121 amd 2022 No. 27 s 25
s 124 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 134 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 157 amd 2019 No. 5 s 141
s 173 amd 2022 No. 27 s 26
s 178 amd 2022 No. 27 ss 27, 3 sch 1
s 179 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 179A ins 2022 No. 27 s 28
s 180 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 181 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 182 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 183 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 201 amd 2022 No. 27 s 29
s 246 amd 2022 No. 27 s 30
s 250 amd 2022 No. 27 s 31
s 253 amd 2019 No. 5 s 142
s 260 def party om 2022 No. 27 s 32
s 271 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 278 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 279 def industrial association om 2022 No. 27 s 33
s 282 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 284 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 286 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 290 amd 2022 No. 27 s 34
s 291 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 293 amd 2022 No. 27 s 35
s 293A ins 2022 No. 27 s 36
s 294 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 295 amd 2024 No. 23 s 36 sch 1
s 298 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 308 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 315 amd 2022 No. 27 s 37; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 320 amd 2022 No. 27 s 38
s 332 amd 2019 No. 37 s 5
amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 354A ins 2020 No. 34 s 8A
om 2022 No. 27 s 39
s 354B ins 2020 No. 34 s 8A
amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 354C ins 2020 No. 34 s 8A
amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 354D ins 2020 No. 34 s 8A
s 373 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 375 amd 2022 No. 27 s 40
s 398 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 418 amd 2022 No. 27 s 41
s 425 sub 2020 No. 35 s 4
s 442 amd 2022 No. 27 s 42
s 447 amd 2020 No. 35 s 5
s 449 sub 2020 No. 35 s 6
s 457 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 459A ins 2022 No. 27 s 43
amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 468 amd 2022 No. 27 s 44
s 471 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 472 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 473 amd 2022 No. 27 s 45
s 474 amd 2022 No. 27 s 46
s 478 om 2022 No. 27 s 47
s 479 amd 2022 No. 27 s 48
s 480 sub 2022 No. 27 s 49
s 481 amd 2022 No. 27 s 50
s 482 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 483 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
ch 11 pt 2 div 4 sdiv 10A hdg ins 2022 No. 27 s 51
s 483A ins 2022 No. 27 s 51
s 483B ins 2022 No. 27 s 51
s 483C ins 2022 No. 27 s 51
s 483D ins 2022 No. 27 s 51
s 483E ins 2022 No. 27 s 51
s 483F ins 2022 No. 27 s 51
s 485 amd 2022 No. 27 s 52
s 502 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
ch 11 pt 3 div 4 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507A ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507B ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
ch 11 pt 3 div 4 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507C ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507D ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507E ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507F ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507G ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507H ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507I ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
ch 11 pt 3 div 4 sdiv 3 hdg ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 507J ins 2020 No. 34 s 9
s 511 amd 2020 No. 34 s 10
s 518 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 522 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 529 amd 2020 No. 35 s 7; 2020 No. 34 s 11; 2022 No. 27 s 52A
s 530 amd 2020 No. 35 s 8; 2020 No. 34 s 12; 2022 No. 27 ss 53, 3 sch 1
s 530A ins 2020 No. 35 s 9
amd 2022 No. 27 s 53A
s 531 amd 2019 No. 5 s 143; 2020 No. 34 s 13
s 547A ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 547B ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 547C ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 547D ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 547E ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 547F ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 547G ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 547H ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 547I ins 2020 No. 34 s 14
s 551 amd 2020 No. 35 s 10; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 554 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 557 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 562A ins 2020 No. 35 s 11
amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 562B ins 2020 No. 35 s 11
amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 562C ins 2020 No. 35 s 11
amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 564 amd 2020 No. 35 s 12; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 566 amd 2017 No. 27 s 15
s 567 amd 2020 No. 35 s 13
s 578A ins 2022 No. 27 s 54
s 578B ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578C ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578D ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578E ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578F ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578G ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578H ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578I ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578J ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578K ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 578L ins 2022 No. 27 s 55
s 589 amd 2021 No. 20 s 59 sch 1
s 599 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
s 607 amd 2022 No. 27 s 56
s 608 amd 2022 No. 27 s 57
s 878 amd 2022 No. 27 s 58
s 898 def electronic document om 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 1
s 899 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 941 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 943 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 947 om 2022 No. 27 s 59
s 948 om 2022 No. 27 s 59
s 949 om 2022 No. 27 s 59
s 950 om 2022 No. 27 s 59
s 951 om 2022 No. 27 s 59
s 952 om 2022 No. 27 s 59
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952A ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952B ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952C ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952D ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952E ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952F ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952G ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952H ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952I ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952J ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952K ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952L ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952M ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952N ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952O ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952P ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952Q ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952R ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952S ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952T ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952U ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952V ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952W ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952X ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952Y ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952Z ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952ZA ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952ZB ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952ZC ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952ZD ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952ZE ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952ZF ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 952ZG ins 2020 No. 19 s 136
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
s 970 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 975 amd 2022 No. 27 s 60
s 981A ins 2022 No. 27 s 61
s 981B ins 2022 No. 27 s 61
s 982 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
s 1085 exp 1 March 2018 (see s 1085(4))
s 1086 ins 2017 No. 27 s 16
s 1087 ins 2020 No. 19 s 137
s 1088 ins 2020 No. 19 s 137
s 1089 ins 2020 No. 19 s 137
s 1090 ins 2020 No. 19 s 137
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 1090(4))
s 1091 ins 2020 No. 34 s 15
s 1092 ins 2020 No. 34 s 15
s 1093 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1094 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1095 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1096 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1097 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1098 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1099 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1100 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1101 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
s 1102 ins 2022 No. 27 s 62
sch 1 amd 2022 No. 27 s 63
sch 3 amd 2020 No. 34 s 15A; 2022 No. 27 s 64
sch 4A ins 2020 No. 19 s 138
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
sch 4B ins 2020 No. 19 s 138
exp 30 September 2020 (see s 952ZG)
sch 5 def amount in relation to employment om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def applicant ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def association sub 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)–(2)
sch 5 def chief executive (associations incorporation) ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def civil remedy provision ins 2020 No. 34 s 16
sch 5 def continuing health employee om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def cultural parent ins 2020 No. 33 s 148
sch 5 def cultural parent leave ins 2020 No. 33 s 148
sch 5 def cultural recognition order ins 2020 No. 33 s 148
sch 5 def demarcation dispute amd 2022 No. 27 s 65(3)
sch 5 def discrimination sub 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)–(2)
sch 5 def doctor’s certificate om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def electronic document om 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 1
sch 5 def eligible association om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def eligible for registration under chapter 12 ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def expected adoption date ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def expected placement date om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def fair work claim ins 2020 No. 34 s 16
sch 5 def final payment om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def health employee om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def health employer om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def health practitioner ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def health practitioner’s certificate ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def incorporated association ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def industrial association om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def industrial cause sub 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)–(2)
sch 5 def industrial organisation ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def industrial tribunal, for ch 11, pt 5, div 5A, ins 2020 No. 34 s 16
sch 5 def intended cultural parent ins 2020 No. 33 s 148
sch 5 def long cultural parent leave ins 2020 No. 33 s 148
sch 5 def maternity leave om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def objection ground ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def party sub 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)–(2)
sch 5 def party om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def promotion decision ins 2020 No. 35 s 14
amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
sch 5 def public holiday amd 2019 No. 37 s 6; 2020 No. 19 s 139; 2021 No. 16 s 22N; 2022 No. 20 s 5
sch 5 def Public Sector Commissioner ins 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
sch 5 def public service appeal ins 2020 No. 35 s 14
amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3
sch 5 def Queensland Health om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def Queensland Human Rights Commission ins 2019 No. 5 s 144
sch 5 def registered employee organisation ins 2020 No. 34 s 16
om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def relevant incorporation Act application ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def remuneration amd 2022 No. 27 s 65(4)
sch 5 def right to represent om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def sex or gender-based harassment ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def sexual harassment ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def short cultural parent leave ins 2020 No. 33 s 148
sch 5 def special maternity leave om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
sch 5 def special pregnancy-related leave ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def stillborn child ins 2022 No. 27 s 65(2)
sch 5 def strike amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1
sch 5 def unpaid amount claim ins 2020 No. 34 s 16
sch 5 def untaken leave om 2022 No. 27 s 65(1)
Industrial Relations Bill 2016
Introduced: 01 September 2016 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3rd Reading: 30 November 2016 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Assent: 09 December 2016 | ![]() ![]() |