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6. LEGAL TERMS & ACRONYMS

AIRC: Australian Industrial Relations Commission

IRC: Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

FMC: Federal Magistrates Court

OIR: NSW Office of Industrial Relations

AWA: Australian Workplace Agreement

Workplace Relations Act 1996: The federal law covering employment.

Industrial Relations Act 1996: The New South Wales law covering employment.

Arbitration: an independent process for resolving disputes outside the court system.

Constitutional Corporation: Companies, associations and other bodies which have been incorporated are 'corporations'. Sometimes they will have Pty or Co or Ltd or Inc in their name. Whether they are constitutional corporations will depend on whether they can be classified as either 'trading' or 'financial' corporations. Most businesses that are companies will be constitutional corporations. However, if a corporation is a charitable or not-for-profit organisation it may not be a constitutional corporation.

Industrial instrument: A collective term that includes awards, enterprise and certified agreements and Australian Workplace Agreements.

Jurisdictional issues: Refers to the power of a court or commission to make decisions in a matter. If a court or commission does not have jurisdiction it cannot hear and decide the claim.

Remedies: These are orders made by a court or commission following a finding in favour of the claimant.

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