An industrial instrument is a legally enforceable document which sets rates and conditions for the employees or contractors to whom it applies.
Under the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) (IR Act), the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (Commission) can make, vary and rescind or terminate the following types of industrial instruments:
The Commission can make, vary and amend awards and enterprise agreements in respect of public sector and local government workers. The Commission cannot make, vary or rescind awards or enterprise agreements that relate to employees and employers covered by the national workplace relations system, which includes those employed in the private sector and by the federal government.
The Commission has the power to make, vary or terminate contract agreements and determinations that apply in respect of contracts of bailment and contracts of carriage in the transport industry. These functions are not limited to public sector and local government workers.
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