Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration.

A.—s.

56. If all or any of the parties to the reference are willing to accept the Board's recommendation, either as a whole or with modifications, they may, at any time before the dispute is referred to the Court under the provisions in that behalf hereinafter contained, either execute and 5 file an industrial agreement in settlement of the dispute or file in the office of the Clerk a memorandum of settlement. 57. With respect to such memorandum of settlement the following provisions shall apply : — (a.) It shall be in the prescribed form, and shall be executed by all 10 or any of the parties or their attorneys (but not by their representatives); (6.) It shall state whether the Board's recommendation is accepted as a whole or with modifications, and in the latter case the modifications shall be clearly and specifically set forth therein. 15 (a) Upon the memorandum of settlement being duly executed and filed the Board's recommendation, shall, with the modifications (if any) set forth in such memorandum, operate and be enforceable in the same manner in all respects as an industrial agreement duly executed and filed by the parties. 20 58. At any time before the Board's recommendation is filed all or any of the parties to the reference may by memorandum of consent in the prescribed form, executed by themselves or their attorneys (but not by their representatives), and filed in the office of the Clerk, agree to accept the recommendation of the Board, and in such case the Board's 25 recommendation, when filed, shall operate and be enforceable in the same manner in all respects as an industrial agreement duly executed and filed by the parties. 59. With respect to every industrial dispute which, having been duly referred to the Board, is not settled under the provisions for settlement 30 hereinbefore contained, the following special provisions shall apply :— (a.) At any time within one month after the filing of the Board's recommendation any of the parties may, by application in the prescribed form filed in the office of the Clerk, refer such dispute to the Court for settlement, and thereupon such 35 dispute shall be deemed to be before the Court. (6.) If at the expiration of such month no such application has been duly filed, then on and from the date of such expiration the Board's recommendation shall operate and be enforceable in the same manner in all respects as an industrial agreement 40 duly executed and filed by the parties. 60. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, either party to an industrial dispute which has been referred to a Board of Conciliation may, previous to the hearing of such dispute by the Board, file with the Clerk an application in writing requiring the 45 dispute to be referred to the Court of Arbitration, and that Court shall have jurisdiction to settle and determine such dispute in the same manner as if such dispute had been referred to the Court under the provisions of section Mty-nine hereof. 61. The Board may, in any matter coming before it, state a case 50 for the advice and opinion of the Court.

Procedure if parties accept Board's recommendation. 1900, No. 51, sec. 55

Memorandum of settlement. Ibid, sec. 56

Memorandum of consent to accept Board's recommendation. Ibid, sec. 57

Reference to Court if dispute not settled by Board. Ibid, sec. 58

Power to refer dispute direct to Court. 1901, No. 37, sec. 21

Board may state case. Ibid, sec 23

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