Legislation

The NSW Government is committed to a framework that encourages fairness and equity in industrial relations, as well as providing for greater flexibility, productivity and efficiency.

The Industrial Relations Act 1996 provides the opportunity for all parties to participate in matters that affect their working lives, secure in the knowledge that the system will safeguard their interests while facilitating maximum economic benefit.

NSW Industrial Relations (NSW IR) is the NSW government agency responsible for regulating employment rights, obligations and conditions in NSW. NSW IR also plays an influential role in educating the community about employment issues and in providing expert industrial relations advice to government.

In summary, NSW IR strives to make NSW workplaces fairer, more innovative, flexible and responsive to the needs of employers and employees.