From time-to-time employers, employees, union organisations, and other types of parties may disagree on how awards, agreements or other general employment rights are to be interpreted and applied in the workplace. Depending on the circumstances, parties can apply to the Commission in the form of industrial disputes, general protection applications, or collective bargaining applications.
Industrial matters before the Industrial Court of Queensland or the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission are governed by the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (the Act).
For a non-exhaustive list of industrial matters, please see Schedule 1 to the Industrial Relations Act 2016.