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Department of the Registrar, Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission

Department of the Registrar 

The Department is established under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 (WA) and is responsible to the Minister for Industrial Relations.   The Department’s primary purpose is to facilitate:

  • the administration of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA) (the IR Act); and
  • the operations of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC); and

the Industrial Magistrates Court of Western Australia (IMC)

Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission

An independent quasi-judicial tribunal established under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 to deal with industrial matters in the State of Western Australia by conciliation or, if necessary, arbitration. Our main objectives are to prevent and settle industrial disputes.