Updated to 29 May 2026 (Act No. 11 of 2026 and S.I. No. 217 of 2026)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement Commencement Information
Whole Act 6 April 2004 Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 138 of 2004), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Commencement Commencement Source
S. 1 amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 35 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(1) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(a) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(1)(a) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(b) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(1)(b) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(c) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(1)(c) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(d) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(1)(d) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(e) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(2)(c) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(f) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(2)(i) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(g) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(2)(ii) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(h) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 8(5) inserted Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 36(i) 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 9 (other than section subsections (5), (10)) repealed Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 item 18 1 October 2015 Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2
S. 9(1) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 37 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2
S. 9(5) substituted Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), Sch. 7 Pt. 1 item 19 1 October 2015 Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2
S. 10 substituted Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), Sch. 7 Pt. 1 item 19 1 October 2015 Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2
Ss. 11-13 repealed Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 item 18 1 October 2015 Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2
S. 13(1)(b) amended Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015), ss. 1(5), 38 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None