Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015

Implementation of collective agreement

10. Section 5 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (4):

“(5) Notwithstanding section 4 or anything in this section, an existing power to fix terms and conditions of public servants may be exercised so as to effect an increase (whether generally or in respect of a specified class of public servant) in remuneration as provided for in a collective agreement registered for the purposes of section 7 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 .

(6) Any subsequent provision of this Act, being a provision inserted by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015, shall have effect notwithstanding anything in this section.”.