Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration.

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69. Acting member to act when permanent member a party to dispute. 70. Resignations. 71. Power of removal by Governor. 72. Mode of filling casual vacancy. 73. Oath of office and secrecy. 74. Clerk and officers may be appointed. Jurisdiction and Procedure of the Court. 75. Jurisdiction. 76. Clerk to notify President when dispute referred. 77. Parties to proceedings before Court. 78. Sittings of Court. 79. Appearance of parties. 80. Powers of Court. 81. Evidence. 82. Quorum. 83. Decision to be of majority of Court. 84. President to deliver decision. 85. Matters may be referred to a Board for investigation. 86. Court may dismiss frivolous cases. 87. Court may award costs and apportion same. 88. When award to be made. 89. Award to be signed, sealed, and deposited in office. 90. Terms of award. 91. Awards made prior to Act to continue in force. 92. Special powers to extend, or join parties to, an award. 93. Application may be made to Court by any party. 94. Award may be applied to different trades in one business. 95. Award under seal to be evidence. 96. Proceedings not to be impeached for want of form. 97. Court to fix what constitutes breach of award a* d penalty therefor. 98. Court may prescribe minimum rate of wages. 99. Amount of costs or expenses to be fixed. 100. Inspectors of Awards. 101. Provisions for enforcing awards. 102. Provisions for enforcing industrial agreements. 103. Jurisdiction of Court to deal with offences. General Provisions as to Board and Court. 104. Disqualification of members of Board or Court.

105. Jurisdiction not affected by fact that no member of union is concerned in dispute. References to Board or Court to be approved by resolution of union. 106. Special meeting for suoh purpose. Certificate of Chairman evidence. 107. Special provisions in case of an industrial dispute. 108. When dismissal of employee breach of Act. 109. Combining to defeat award. 110. Appointment of experts as Assessors to Board or Court. 111. Powers of Board or Court as to joinder, waiver, and extension of time. Exercise of powers when Board or Court not sitting. 112. Penalty for contempt of Board or Court. 113. Obstruction of Board or Court. 114. Power to proceed if any party fail to attend. 115. Proceedings to continue on change in Board or Court. 116. Proceedines not to abate by reason of death. Recommendation or award not void for informality. 117. Proceedings of Board or Court to be public. When sittings held. 118. Powers of entry to Board or Court for examination of factories, &c. Inspection of work and interrogation of persons. (6.) Special as to Government Railways. 119. Provisions as to Government railways. Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants deemed registered. May enter into industrial agreement with Minister. Procedure in case of disputes. Jurisdiction of Court. (7.) Miscellaneous. 120. Notifications in Gazette to be evidence. 121. Documents under seal of Court and certain signatures to be judicially noticed. 122. Regulations. 123. Regulations to be laid before Parliament. 124. Saving of fees payable in other Courts. 125. Expenses of administration payable out of moneys appropriated. 126. Stamp duty not payable in certain cases. 127. Saving as to appointments, registrations, documents, and proceedings. 128. Act not to apply to Crown or Government Departments. Schedule.

An Act to compile certain Acts relating to the Settlement of Industrial Disputes by Conciliation and Arbitration. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :— 1. (1.) The Short Title of this Act is " The Industrial Conciliation 5 and Arbitration Act, 1905." (2.) This Act is a compilation of the Acts mentioned in the Schedule hereto. (1.) Preliminary. Interpretation. 10 2. (1.) In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context, — " Board " means a Board of Conciliation for an industrial district constituted under this Act: "Compiled Acts" means the Acts mentioned in the Schedule hereto: 15

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