(1) There are excluded from the operation of sections 41, 41A and 43 of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and of Part 3 of the Workplace Agreements Act 1993 ¾

(a) any matters dealt with by a public sector standard or code of ethics, except ¾

(i) rates of remuneration;

(ii) leave;

(iii) hours of duty; and

(iv) such other matters as are prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph;

(b) any matters dealt with by a provision of this Act relating to ¾

(i) employment tenure in the Public Service; or

(ii) approved classification systems or procedures in the Public Sector;

and

(c) such other matters concerning the management or structure of the Public Sector as are prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

(2) A matter referred to in subsection (1) cannot be varied or affected by an employer-employee agreement made under Part VID of the Industrial Relations Act 1979.

[Section 99 amended by No. 20 of 2002 s.25(6)-(7).]