Clause 16

Section 8D(5) of the Retirement and Re‑employment Act (Cap. 274A) is amended by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(aa)being an employee that is represented by a trade union under Part IV of the Industrial Relations Act, may be represented by an officer of the trade union; and”.

Subsection (1) does not apply to any claim lodged with the Commissioner for Labour under section 8C(1) of the Retirement and Re‑employment Act in force immediately before the date of commencement of this Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2014, and section 8D(5) of the Retirement and Re‑employment Act in force immediately before that date shall continue to apply to such a claim as if this Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2014 had not been enacted.