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Published date: 20 May 2015

Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16)

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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Preliminary and general (ss. 1-8)
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1. Short title and commencement
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2. Interpretation
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3. Construction of references to employer and employee
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4. Regulations
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5. Expenses
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6. Service of documents
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7. Offences
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8. Repeals and Revocations
Part 2 Workplace Relations Commission (ss. 9-25)
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9. Establishment day
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10. Establishment of Commission
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11. Functions of Commission
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12. Director General of Workplace Relations Commission
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13. Resignation, removal or disqualification of Director General
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14. Functions of Director General
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15. Consultation by Director General with Board
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16. Delegation of functions of Director General
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17. Accountability of Director General to committees of Houses of Oireachtas
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18. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament
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19. Acting Director General
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20. Codes of practice
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21. Strategy statement
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22. Work programme
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23. Reports to Minister
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24. Staff of Commission
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25. Registrar of Commission
Part 3 Enforcement (ss. 26-37)
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26. Inspectors
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27. Powers of inspectors
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28. Compliance notice
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29. Report of inspector admissible in evidence
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30. Inspection of employer's records pursuant to direction of Labour Court
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31. Disclosure of certain information
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32. Disclosure of information relating to offences
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33. Disclosure of certain information to or by contracting authority
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34. Administrative cooperation by Commission and official bodies
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35. Administrative cooperation with foreign statutory bodies on law enforcement matters
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36. Fixed payment notices
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37. Prosecution of offence under relevant enactments
Part 4 Complaints and disputes (ss. 38-53A)
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38. Mediation officers
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39. Case resolution without reference to adjudication officer
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40. Adjudication officers
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41. Presentation of complaints and referral of disputes
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42. Dismissal of claim by adjudication officer
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43. Enforcement of decision of adjudication officer
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44. Appeal to Labour Court from decision of adjudication officer
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45. Enforcement of decision of Labour Court
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46. Appeal to High Court on point of law
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47. Disposal of complaints by written submissions only
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48. Striking out of cases that are not pursued
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49. Provisions relating to winding up and bankruptcy
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50. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1946
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51. Offence to fail or refuse to pay compensation
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52. Amendment of enactments
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53. Certain decisions and recommendations of rights commissioners appealable to Labour Court under section 44
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53A. Performance of functions of rights commissioners after commencement of this Part
Part 5 Dissolution of Labour Relations Commission (ss. 54-62)
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54. Definition
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55. Dissolution day for purposes of this Part
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56. Dissolution of Labour Relations Commission
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57. Transfer of functions from Labour Relations Commission to Commission
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58. Transfer of property of Labour Relations Commission to Commission
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59. Transfer of rights and liabilities of Labour Relations Commission to Commission
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60. Liability for loss occurring before dissolution day
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61. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, property, rights and liabilities to Commission
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62. Final accounts and final annual report of Labour Relations Commission
Part 6 Dissolution of Employment Appeals Tribunal (ss. 63-70)
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63. Definition
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64. Dissolution day for purposes of this Part
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65. Dissolution of Employment Appeals Tribunal
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66. Transfer of functions from Employment Appeals Tribunal
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67. Transfer of property of Employment Appeals Tribunal to Labour Court
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68. Transfer of rights and liabilities of Employment Appeals Tribunal to Labour Court
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69. Liability for loss occurring before dissolution day
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70. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, property, rights and liabilities
Part 7 Miscellaneous (ss. 71-86)
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71. Fees
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72. Forgery of documents
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73. Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information
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74. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1946
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75. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1946
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76. Amendment of Act of 1967
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77. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1969
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78. Certain functions of Labour Court performable by chairman or deputy chairman of Labour Court
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79. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1969
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80. Amendment of Act of 1977
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81. Amendment of Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act 1984
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82. Amendment of Part VII of Pensions Act 1990
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83. Amendment of Act of 1998
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84. Amendment of Equal Status Act 2000
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85. Amendment of section 5 of Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007
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86. Other amendments
Schedule 1 Employment Enactments
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Schedule 1, Part 1 Acts of the Oireachtas
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Schedule 1, Part 2 Provisions of Acts of Oireachtas
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Schedule 1, Part 3 Statutory Instruments
Schedule 2 Repeals and Revocations
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Schedule 2, Part 1 Acts of the Oireachtas
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Schedule 2, Part 2 Statutory Instruments
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Schedule 3 Workplace Relations Commission
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Schedule 4 Enactments specified for purposes of section 28
Schedule 5 Provisions and enactments specified for purposes of Part 4
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Schedule 5, Part 1
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Schedule 5, Part 2
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Schedule 5, Part 3
Schedule 6 Relevant redress provision
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Schedule 6, Part 1 Decisions of adjudication officers
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Schedule 6, Part 2 Decisions of Labour Court
Schedule 7
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Schedule 7, Part 1 Amendment of Acts of the Oireachtas
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Schedule 7, Part 2 Amendments of Statutory Instruments