Section 16: Interpretation of agreements.

(1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Act, the Minister or any party to a collective agreement may make an application to the National Industrial Court for a decision of that Court as to the interpretation of any term or provision of the collective agreement.
(2) On an application under this section the Court shall decide the matter after hearing the Minister or, as the case may be, the parties to the collective agreement, or with the consent of the Minister or the parties, without hearing them; and the decision of the Court shall be final and conclusive with respect to the interpretation of the term or provision of the collective agreement concerned.