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Trade Disputes Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part III · Arbitration and Inquiries
Trade Disputes Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part III · Arbitration and Inquiries
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If there are existing in any trade or industry arrange-ments for settlement by conciliation or arbitration of dis-putes in such trade or industry, or any branch thereof, made in pursuance of an agreement between organisations of em-ployers and organisations of workers representative respec-tively of substantial proportions of the employers or work-ers engaged in that trade or industry -
the Minister shall not, unless and until there has been a failure to obtain settlement by means of these arrangements, refer the matter for settle-ment in -:lccordance with the provisions of section 19; and
the Commissioner of Labour shall not, un-less and until there has been a failure to obtain settlement by means of these arrangements, exer-cise his powers under paragraph (c) of subsection
of section 17.