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Fair Work Act 2009

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Act No. 28 of 2009 as amended, taking into account amendments up to Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Act 2023
An Act relating to workplace relations, and for related purposes
Administered by: Attorney-General's; Employment and Workplace Relations
Registered 31 Mar 2023
Start Date 26 Mar 2023
End Date 05 Jun 2023

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Fair Work Act 2009

No. 28, 2009

Compilation No. 49

Compilation date:                              26 March 2023

Includes amendments up to:            Act No. 4, 2023

Registered:                                         31 March 2023

This compilation is in 2 volumes

Volume 1:       sections 1–536H

Volume 2:       sections 537–800

                        Schedules

                        Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Fair Work Act 2009 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 26 March 2023 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

  

  

  


Contents

Chapter 1—Introduction                                                                                       1

Part 1‑1—Introduction                                                                                                       1

Division 1—Preliminary                                                                                              1

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

Division 2—Object of this Act                                                                                 4

3............ Object of this Act................................................................................ 4

Division 3—Guide to this Act                                                                                   6

4............ Guide to this Act................................................................................. 6

5............ Terms and conditions of employment (Chapter 2).............................. 7

6............ Rights and responsibilities of employees, employers, organisations etc. (Chapter 3)               8

7............ Compliance and enforcement (Chapter 4)........................................... 9

8............ Administration (Chapter 5)............................................................... 10

9............ Miscellaneous (Chapter 6)................................................................ 10

9A......... Application, transitional and saving provisions for amendments (Schedules)          11

Part 1‑2—Definitions                                                                                                         12

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                          12

10.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 12

11.......... Meanings of employee and employer................................................ 12

Division 2—The Dictionary                                                                                     13

12.......... The Dictionary.................................................................................. 13

Division 3—Definitions relating to the meanings of employee, employer etc.    49

13.......... Meaning of national system employee.............................................. 49

14.......... Meaning of national system employer.............................................. 49

14A....... Transitional matters relating to employers etc. becoming, or ceasing to be, national system employers etc.             51

15.......... Ordinary meanings of employee and employer................................. 52

15A....... Meaning of casual employee............................................................. 52

Division 4—Other definitions                                                                                 54

16.......... Meaning of base rate of pay............................................................. 54

17.......... Meaning of child of a person............................................................ 55

17A....... Meaning of directly and indirectly (in relation to TCF work)............ 55

18.......... Meaning of full rate of pay................................................................ 56

19.......... Meaning of industrial action............................................................. 57

20.......... Meaning of ordinary hours of work for award/agreement free employees               58

21.......... Meaning of pieceworker................................................................... 59

22.......... Meanings of service and continuous service..................................... 60

23.......... Meaning of small business employer................................................ 63

23A....... Terms relating to superannuation...................................................... 64

Part 1‑3—Application of this Act                                                                               66

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                          66

24.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 66

25.......... Meanings of employee and employer................................................ 66

Division 2—Interaction with State and Territory laws                            67

26.......... Act excludes State or Territory industrial laws.................................. 67

27.......... State and Territory laws that are not excluded by section 26............. 69

28.......... Act excludes prescribed State and Territory laws.............................. 70

29.......... Interaction of modern awards and enterprise agreements with State and Territory laws           71

30.......... Act may exclude State and Territory laws etc. in other cases............ 71

Division 2A—Application of this Act in States that refer matters before 1 July 2009  72

30A....... Meaning of terms used in this Division............................................ 72

30B....... Meaning of referring State................................................................ 77

30C....... Extended meaning of national system employee............................... 80

30D....... Extended meaning of national system employer............................... 80

30E........ Extended ordinary meanings of employee and employer................... 81

30F........ Extended meaning of outworker entity.............................................. 81

30G....... General protections........................................................................... 82

30H....... Division only has effect if supported by reference............................ 82

Division 2B—Application of this Act in States that refer matters after 1 July 2009 but on or before 1 January 2010                                                                                    83

30K....... Meaning of terms used in this Division............................................ 83

30L........ Meaning of referring State................................................................ 88

30M...... Extended meaning of national system employee............................... 91

30N....... Extended meaning of national system employer............................... 91

30P........ Extended ordinary meanings of employee and employer................... 92

30Q....... Extended meaning of outworker entity.............................................. 92

30R....... General protections........................................................................... 93

30S........ Division only has effect if supported by reference............................ 93

Division 3—Geographical application of this Act                                       94

31.......... Exclusion of persons etc. insufficiently connected with Australia..... 94

32.......... Regulations may modify application of this Act in certain parts of Australia           94

32A....... Rules may modify application of this Act in Norfolk Island............. 95

33.......... Extension of this Act to the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf       96

34.......... Extension of this Act beyond the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf               97

35.......... Meanings of Australian employer and Australian‑based employee.. 99

35A....... Regulations excluding application of Act........................................ 100

36.......... Geographical application of offences.............................................. 100

Division 4—Miscellaneous                                                                                     101

37.......... Act binds Crown............................................................................. 101

38.......... Act not to apply so as to exceed Commonwealth power................. 101

39.......... Acquisition of property................................................................... 102

40.......... Interaction between fair work instruments and public sector employment laws       102

40A....... Application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.............................. 103

Chapter 2—Terms and conditions of employment                104

Part 2‑1—Core provisions for this Chapter                                                      104

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        104

41.......... Guide to this Part............................................................................ 104

42.......... Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 105

Division 2—Core provisions for this Chapter                                             106

Subdivision A—Terms and conditions of employment provided under this Act            106

43.......... Terms and conditions of employment provided under this Act....... 106

Subdivision B—Terms and conditions of employment provided by the National Employment Standards            107

44.......... Contravening the National Employment Standards......................... 107

Subdivision C—Terms and conditions of employment provided by a modern award 107

45.......... Contravening a modern award........................................................ 107

46.......... The significance of a modern award applying to a person............... 107

47.......... When a modern award applies to an employer, employee, organisation or outworker entity   108

48.......... When a modern award covers an employer, employee, organisation or outworker entity        109

49.......... When a modern award is in operation............................................. 110

Subdivision D—Terms and conditions of employment provided by an enterprise agreement  111

50.......... Contravening an enterprise agreement............................................. 111

51.......... The significance of an enterprise agreement applying to a person... 111

52.......... When an enterprise agreement applies to an employer, employee or employee organisation    111

53.......... When an enterprise agreement covers an employer, employee or employee organisation         112

54.......... When an enterprise agreement is in operation................................. 113

Division 3—Interaction between the National Employment Standards, modern awards and enterprise agreements                                                                                           115

Subdivision A—Interaction between the National Employment Standards and a modern award or an enterprise agreement                                                                                   115

55.......... Interaction between the National Employment Standards and a modern award or enterprise agreement  115

56.......... Terms of a modern award or enterprise agreement contravening section 55 have no effect      117

Subdivision B—Interaction between modern awards and enterprise agreements         118

57.......... Interaction between modern awards and enterprise agreements...... 118

57A....... Designated outworker terms of a modern award continue to apply. 118

Subdivision C—Interaction between one or more enterprise agreements 119

58.......... Only one enterprise agreement can apply to an employee............... 119

Part 2‑2—The National Employment Standards                                           121

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        121

59.......... Guide to this Part............................................................................ 121

60.......... Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 122

Division 2—The National Employment Standards                                   123

61.......... The National Employment Standards are minimum standards applying to employment of employees     123

Division 3—Maximum weekly hours                                                                124

62.......... Maximum weekly hours................................................................. 124

63.......... Modern awards and enterprise agreements may provide for averaging of hours of work        125

64.......... Averaging of hours of work for award/agreement free employees. 126

Division 4—Requests for flexible working arrangements                    127

65.......... Requests for flexible working arrangements................................... 127

66.......... State and Territory laws that are not excluded................................. 129

Division 4A—Offers and requests for casual conversion                     130

Subdivision A—Application of Division                                                           130

66A....... Division applies to casual employees etc......................................... 130

Subdivision B—Employer offers for casual conversion                             130

66AA.... Subdivision does not apply to small business employers................ 130

66B....... Employer offers.............................................................................. 130

66C....... When employer offers not required................................................. 131

66D....... Employee must give a response...................................................... 133

66E........ Acceptances of offers...................................................................... 133

Subdivision C—Residual right to request casual conversion                      133

66F........ Employee requests.......................................................................... 133

66G....... Employer must give a response....................................................... 135

66H....... Refusals of requests........................................................................ 135

66J........ Grants of requests........................................................................... 136

Subdivision D—Other provisions                                                                       137

66K....... Effect of conversion........................................................................ 137

66L........ Other rights and obligations............................................................ 137

66M...... Disputes about the operation of this Division................................. 137

Division 5—Parental leave and related entitlements                               140

Subdivision A—General                                                                                       140

67.......... General rule—employee must have completed at least 12 months of service           140

68.......... General rule for adoption‑related leave—child must be under 16 etc. 142

69.......... Transfer of employment situations in which employee is entitled to continue on leave etc.      142

Subdivision B—Parental leave                                                                           143

70.......... Entitlement to unpaid parental leave................................................ 143

71.......... The period of leave—other than for members of an employee couple who each intend to take leave       143

72.......... The period of leave—members of an employee couple who each intend to take leave             145

72A....... Flexible unpaid parental leave......................................................... 148

73.......... Pregnant employee may be required to take unpaid parental leave within 6 weeks before the birth          150

74.......... Notice and evidence requirements................................................... 152

75.......... Extending period of unpaid parental leave—extending to use more of available parental leave period     155

76.......... Extending period of unpaid parental leave—extending for up to 12 months beyond available parental leave period........................................................................................................ 156

77.......... Reducing period of unpaid parental leave........................................ 158

77A....... Effect of stillbirth or death of child on unpaid parental leave........... 158

78.......... Employee who ceases to have responsibility for care of child......... 160

78A....... Hospitalised children....................................................................... 160

79.......... Interaction with paid leave............................................................... 162

79A....... Keeping in touch days..................................................................... 163

79B....... Unpaid parental leave not extended by paid leave or keeping in touch days             164

Subdivision C—Other entitlements                                                                    164

80.......... Unpaid special maternity leave........................................................ 164

81.......... Transfer to a safe job....................................................................... 166

81A....... Paid no safe job leave...................................................................... 166

82.......... Employee on paid no safe job leave may be asked to provide a further medical certificate       167

82A....... Unpaid no safe job leave................................................................. 168

83.......... Consultation with employee on unpaid parental leave..................... 168

84.......... Return to work guarantee................................................................ 168

84A....... Replacement employees.................................................................. 169

85.......... Unpaid pre‑adoption leave.............................................................. 169

Division 6—Annual leave                                                                                       171

86.......... Division applies to employees other than casual employees............ 171

87.......... Entitlement to annual leave.............................................................. 171

88.......... Taking paid annual leave................................................................. 172

89.......... Employee not taken to be on paid annual leave at certain times....... 173

90.......... Payment for annual leave................................................................ 173

91.......... Transfer of employment situations that affect entitlement to payment for period of untaken paid annual leave        173

92.......... Paid annual leave must not be cashed out except in accordance with permitted cashing out terms           174

93.......... Modern awards and enterprise agreements may include terms relating to cashing out and taking paid annual leave........................................................................................................ 174

94.......... Cashing out and taking paid annual leave for award/agreement free employees       175

Division 7—Personal/carer’s leave, compassionate leave and paid family and domestic violence leave                                                                                                                    177

Subdivision A—Paid personal/carer’s leave                                                   177

95.......... Subdivision applies to employees other than casual employees...... 177

96.......... Entitlement to paid personal/carer’s leave........................................ 177

97.......... Taking paid personal/carer’s leave.................................................. 177

98.......... Employee taken not to be on paid personal/carer’s leave at certain times  178

99.......... Payment for paid personal/carer’s leave.......................................... 178

100........ Paid personal/carer’s leave must not be cashed out except in accordance with permitted cashing out terms             179

101........ Modern awards and enterprise agreements may include terms relating to cashing out paid personal/carer’s leave   179

Subdivision B—Unpaid carer’s leave                                                               179

102........ Entitlement to unpaid carer’s leave.................................................. 179

103........ Taking unpaid carer’s leave............................................................. 180

Subdivision C—Compassionate leave                                                               180

104........ Entitlement to compassionate leave................................................. 180

105........ Taking compassionate leave............................................................ 181

106........ Payment for compassionate leave (other than for casual employees) 182

Subdivision CA—Paid family and domestic violence leave                        182

106A..... Entitlement to paid family and domestic violence leave................... 182

106B..... Taking paid family and domestic violence leave.............................. 183

106BA.. Payment for paid family and domestic violence leave..................... 184

106C..... Confidentiality................................................................................. 184

106D..... Operation of paid family and domestic violence leave and leave for victims of crime              185

106E...... Entitlement to days of leave............................................................. 185

Subdivision D—Notice and evidence requirements                                       185

107........ Notice and evidence requirements................................................... 185

Division 8—Community service leave                                                             188

108........ Entitlement to be absent from employment for engaging in eligible community service activity               188

109........ Meaning of eligible community service activity............................... 188

110........ Notice and evidence requirements................................................... 190

111........ Payment to employees (other than casuals) on jury service............. 190

112........ State and Territory laws that are not excluded................................. 192

Division 9—Long service leave                                                                           194

113........ Entitlement to long service leave..................................................... 194

113A..... Enterprise agreements may contain terms discounting service under prior agreements etc. in certain circumstances........................................................................................................ 196

Division 10—Public holidays                                                                                198

114........ Entitlement to be absent from employment on public holiday......... 198

115........ Meaning of public holiday.............................................................. 199

116........ Payment for absence on public holiday........................................... 200

Division 11—Notice of termination and redundancy pay                     201

Subdivision A—Notice of termination or payment in lieu of notice         201

117........ Requirement for notice of termination or payment in lieu................ 201

118........ Modern awards and enterprise agreements may provide for notice of termination by employees            202

Subdivision B—Redundancy pay                                                                       202

119........ Redundancy pay.............................................................................. 202

120........ Variation of redundancy pay for other employment or incapacity to pay  203

121........ Exclusions from obligation to pay redundancy pay......................... 204

122........ Transfer of employment situations that affect the obligation to pay redundancy pay                205

Subdivision C—Limits on scope of this Division                                            206

123........ Limits on scope of this Division..................................................... 206

Division 12—Fair Work Ombudsman to prepare and publish statements           208

124........ Fair Work Ombudsman to prepare and publish Fair Work Information Statement  208

125........ Giving new employees the Fair Work Information Statement......... 208

125A..... Fair Work Ombudsman to prepare and publish Casual Employment Information Statement   209

125B..... Giving new employees the Casual Employment Information Statement.. 210

Division 13—Miscellaneous                                                                                   211

126........ Modern awards and enterprise agreements may provide for school‑based apprentices and trainees to be paid loadings in lieu.................................................................................................. 211

127........ Regulations about what modern awards and enterprise agreements can do              211

128........ Relationship between National Employment Standards and agreements etc. permitted by this Part for award/agreement free employees................................................................................ 212

129........ Regulations about what can be agreed to etc. in relation to award/agreement free employees   212

130........ Restriction on taking or accruing leave or absence while receiving workers’ compensation    212

131........ Relationship with other Commonwealth laws................................. 213

Part 2‑3—Modern awards                                                                                            214

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        214

132........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 214

133........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 215

Division 2—Overarching provisions                                                                216

134........ The modern awards objective.......................................................... 216

135........ Special provisions relating to modern award minimum wages........ 217

Division 3—Terms of modern awards                                                             219

Subdivision A—Preliminary                                                                               219

136........ What can be included in modern awards......................................... 219

137........ Terms that contravene section 136 have no effect........................... 220

138........ Achieving the modern awards objective.......................................... 220

Subdivision B—Terms that may be included in modern awards               220

139........ Terms that may be included in modern awards—general................ 220

140........ Outworker terms............................................................................. 221

141........ Industry‑specific redundancy schemes............................................ 222

142........ Incidental and machinery terms....................................................... 223

Subdivision C—Terms that must be included in modern awards              224

143........ Coverage terms of modern awards other than modern enterprise awards and State reference public sector modern awards........................................................................................................ 224

143A..... Coverage terms of modern enterprise awards................................. 226

143B..... Coverage terms of State reference public sector modern awards..... 228

144........ Flexibility terms.............................................................................. 229

145........ Effect of individual flexibility arrangement that does not meet requirements of flexibility term                230

145A..... Consultation about changes to rosters or hours of work................. 231

146........ Terms about settling disputes.......................................................... 231

147........ Ordinary hours of work.................................................................. 232

148........ Base and full rates of pay for pieceworkers.................................... 232

149........ Automatic variation of allowances.................................................. 232

149B..... Term requiring avoidance of liability to pay superannuation guarantee charge         233

149C..... Default fund terms.......................................................................... 233

149D..... Default fund term must provide for contributions to be made to certain funds         233

Subdivision D—Terms that must not be included in modern awards       235

150........ Objectionable terms......................................................................... 235

151........ Terms about payments and deductions for benefit of employer etc. 235

152........ Terms about right of entry............................................................... 236

153........ Terms that are discriminatory.......................................................... 236

154........ Terms that contain State‑based differences...................................... 237

155........ Terms dealing with long service leave............................................. 238

Division 4A—4 yearly reviews of default fund terms of modern awards             239

Subdivision A—4 yearly reviews of default fund terms                               239

156A..... 4 yearly reviews of default fund terms............................................ 239

Subdivision B—The first stage of the 4 yearly review                                 240

156B..... Making the Default Superannuation List......................................... 240

156C..... Applications to list a standard MySuper product............................ 240

156D..... Submissions on applications to list a standard MySuper product... 241

156E...... Determining applications to list a standard MySuper product......... 242

156F...... First stage criteria............................................................................ 242

Subdivision C—Second stage of the 4 yearly review                                    243

156G..... Review of the default fund term of modern awards........................ 243

156H..... Default fund term must specify certain superannuation funds......... 244

156J...... Variation to comply with section 149D........................................... 245

156K..... Transitional authorisation for certain superannuation funds............ 245

Subdivision D—The Schedule of Approved Employer MySuper Products 245

156L...... The Schedule of Approved Employer MySuper Products.............. 245

156M.... FWC to invite applications to include employer MySuper products on schedule     246

156N..... Making applications to include employer MySuper products on schedule               246

156P...... FWC to determine applications....................................................... 247

156Q..... The first stage test........................................................................... 248

156R..... Submissions about the first stage test.............................................. 248

156S...... The second stage test....................................................................... 249

156T...... Submissions about the second stage test......................................... 249

Subdivision E—Publishing documents under this Division                         250

156U..... Publishing documents under this Division...................................... 250

Division 5—Exercising modern award powers                                          251

Subdivision A—Exercise of powers if necessary to achieve modern awards objective               251

157........ FWC may vary etc. modern awards if necessary to achieve modern awards objective             251

158........ Applications to vary, revoke or make modern award...................... 252

Subdivision B—Other situations                                                                        254

159........ Variation of modern award to update or omit name of employer, organisation or outworker entity         254

159A..... Variation of default fund term of modern award............................. 255

160........ Variation of modern award to remove ambiguity or uncertainty or correct error      256

161........ Variation of modern award on referral by Australian Human Rights Commission  257

Division 6—General provisions relating to modern award powers 258

162........ General............................................................................................ 258

163........ Special criteria relating to changing coverage of modern awards.... 258

164........ Special criteria for revoking modern awards................................... 259

165........ When variation determinations come into operation, other than determinations setting, varying or revoking modern award minimum wages.............................................................................. 259

166........ When variation determinations setting, varying or revoking modern award minimum wages come into operation  260

167........ Special rules relating to retrospective variations of awards............. 261

168........ Varied modern award must be published........................................ 262

Division 7—Additional provisions relating to modern enterprise awards           263

168A..... Modern enterprise awards............................................................... 263

168B..... The modern enterprise awards objective......................................... 264

168C..... Rules about making and revoking modern enterprise awards......... 264

168D..... Rules about changing coverage of modern enterprise awards......... 266

Division 8—Additional provisions relating to State reference public sector modern awards   267

168E...... State reference public sector modern awards................................... 267

168F...... The State reference public sector modern awards objective............. 267

168G..... Making State reference public sector modern awards on application 268

168H..... State reference public sector modern awards may contain State‑based differences   269

168J...... When State reference public sector modern awards come into operation  269

168K..... Rules about revoking State reference public sector modern awards 270

168L...... Rules about varying coverage of State reference public sector modern awards        271

Part 2‑4—Enterprise agreements                                                                             272

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        272

169........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 272

170........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 273

171........ Objects of this Part.......................................................................... 273

Division 2—Employers and employees may make enterprise agreements          275

172........ Making an enterprise agreement...................................................... 275

172A..... Special measures to achieve equality............................................... 277

Division 3—Bargaining and representation during bargaining        278

173........ Notice of employee representational rights...................................... 278

174........ Content and form of notice of employee representational rights...... 279

176........ Bargaining representatives for proposed enterprise agreements that are not greenfields agreements        281

177........ Bargaining representatives for proposed enterprise agreements that are greenfields agreements              283

178........ Appointment of bargaining representatives—other matters............. 283

178A..... Revocation of appointment of bargaining representatives etc.......... 284

178B..... Notified negotiation period for a proposed single‑enterprise agreement that is a greenfields agreement   285

Division 4—Approval of enterprise agreements                                        287

Subdivision A—Pre‑approval steps and applications for the FWC’s approval             287

179........ Disclosure by organisations that are bargaining representatives...... 287

179A..... Disclosure by employers................................................................. 288

180........ Employees must be given a copy of a proposed enterprise agreement etc.               289

181........ Employers may request employees to approve a proposed enterprise agreement     291

182........ When an enterprise agreement is made............................................ 292

183........ Entitlement of an employee organisation to have an enterprise agreement cover it   293

184........ Multi‑enterprise agreement to be varied if not all employees approve the agreement                294

185........ Bargaining representative must apply for the FWC’s approval of an enterprise agreement      295

185A..... Material that must accompany an application under subsection 182(4) for approval of a greenfields agreement      296

Subdivision B—Approval of enterprise agreements by the FWC             296

186........ When the FWC must approve an enterprise agreement—general requirements        296

187........ When the FWC must approve an enterprise agreement—additional requirements    298

188........ When employees have genuinely agreed to an enterprise agreement 300

188A..... Disclosure documents..................................................................... 301

189........ FWC may approve an enterprise agreement that does not pass better off overall test—public interest test               301

190........ FWC may approve an enterprise agreement with undertakings....... 302

191........ Effect of undertakings..................................................................... 303

192........ When the FWC may refuse to approve an enterprise agreement..... 303

Subdivision C—Better off overall test                                                              304

193........ Passing the better off overall test..................................................... 304

Subdivision D—Unlawful terms                                                                         306

194........ Meaning of unlawful term............................................................... 306

195........ Meaning of discriminatory term..................................................... 307

195A..... Meaning of objectionable emergency management term................ 309

Subdivision E—Approval requirements relating to particular kinds of employees     311

196........ Shiftworkers................................................................................... 311

197........ Pieceworkers—enterprise agreement includes pieceworker term.... 312

198........ Pieceworkers—enterprise agreement does not include a pieceworker term              312

199........ School‑based apprentices and school‑based trainees....................... 313

200........ Outworkers..................................................................................... 314

Subdivision F—Other matters                                                                            314

201........ Approval decision to note certain matters........................................ 314

Division 5—Mandatory terms of enterprise agreements                      316

202........ Enterprise agreements to include a flexibility term etc..................... 316

203........ Requirements to be met by a flexibility term................................... 317

204........ Effect of arrangement that does not meet requirements of flexibility term                318

205........ Enterprise agreements to include a consultation term etc................. 319

Division 6—Base rate of pay under enterprise agreements                321

206........ Base rate of pay under an enterprise agreement must not be less than the modern award rate or the national minimum wage order rate etc.......................................................................... 321

Division 7—Variation and termination of enterprise agreements   323

Subdivision A—Variation of enterprise agreements by employers and employees      323

207........ Variation of an enterprise agreement may be made by employers and employees    323

208........ Employers may request employees to approve a proposed variation of an enterprise agreement              324

209........ When a variation of an enterprise agreement is made...................... 324

210........ Application for the FWC’s approval of a variation of an enterprise agreement        325

211........ When the FWC must approve a variation of an enterprise agreement 325

212........ FWC may approve a variation of an enterprise agreement with undertakings          328

213........ Effect of undertakings..................................................................... 328

214........ When the FWC may refuse to approve a variation of an enterprise agreement         329

215........ Approval decision to note undertakings.......................................... 329

216........ When variation comes into operation.............................................. 330

Subdivision B—Variations of enterprise agreements where there is ambiguity, uncertainty or discrimination  330

217........ Variation of an enterprise agreement to remove an ambiguity or uncertainty            330

217A..... FWC may deal with certain disputes about variations..................... 330

218........ Variation of an enterprise agreement on referral by Australian Human Rights Commission    331

Subdivision BA—Variation of enterprise agreements to correct or amend errors, defects or irregularities        332

218A..... Variation of enterprise agreements to correct or amend errors, defects or irregularities            332

Subdivision C—Termination of enterprise agreements by employers and employees                332

219........ Employers and employees may agree to terminate an enterprise agreement              332

220........ Employers may request employees to approve a proposed termination of an enterprise agreement          333

221........ When termination of an enterprise agreement is agreed to............... 333

222........ Application for the FWC’s approval of a termination of an enterprise agreement    334

223........ When the FWC must approve a termination of an enterprise agreement.. 334

224........ When termination comes into operation.......................................... 335

Subdivision D—Termination of enterprise agreements after nominal expiry date      335

225........ Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date                335

226........ Terminating an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date.. 336

226A..... Guarantee of termination entitlements............................................. 337

227........ When termination comes into operation.......................................... 340

Division 8—FWC’s general role in facilitating bargaining                  341

Subdivision A—Bargaining orders                                                                   341

228........ Bargaining representatives must meet the good faith bargaining requirements         341

229........ Applications for bargaining orders.................................................. 342

230........ When the FWC may make a bargaining order................................. 343

231........ What a bargaining order must specify............................................. 345

232........ Operation of a bargaining order...................................................... 346

233........ Contravening a bargaining order..................................................... 346

Subdivision B—Serious breach declarations                                                  347

234........ Applications for serious breach declarations................................... 347

235........ When the FWC may make a serious breach declaration.................. 347

Subdivision C—Majority support determinations and scope orders        349

236........ Majority support determinations..................................................... 349

237........ When the FWC must make a majority support determination......... 349

238........ Scope orders................................................................................... 350

239........ Operation of a scope order.............................................................. 352

Subdivision D—FWC may deal with a bargaining dispute on request     353

240........ Application for the FWC to deal with a bargaining dispute............. 353

Division 9—Low‑paid bargaining                                                                      355

241........ Objects of this Division.................................................................. 355

242........ Low‑paid authorisations.................................................................. 355

243........ When the FWC must make a low‑paid authorisation...................... 356

244........ Variation of low‑paid authorisations—general................................ 358

245........ Variation of low‑paid authorisations—enterprise agreement etc. comes into operation            359

246........ FWC’s assistance for the low‑paid................................................. 359

Division 10—Single interest employer authorisations                            361

Subdivision A—Declaration that employers may bargain together for a proposed enterprise agreement            361

247........ Ministerial declaration that employers may bargain together for a proposed enterprise agreement           361

Subdivision B—Single interest employer authorisations                             362

248........ Single interest employer authorisations........................................... 362

249........ When the FWC must make a single interest employer authorisation 362

250........ What a single interest employer authorisation must specify............ 364

251........ Variation of single interest employer authorisations........................ 364

252........ Variation to extend period single interest employer authorisation is in operation     365

Division 11—Other matters                                                                                  366

253........ Terms of an enterprise agreement that are of no effect.................... 366

254........ Applications by bargaining representatives..................................... 366

254A..... Entitlement for volunteer bodies to make submissions.................... 367

255........ Part does not empower the FWC to make certain orders................. 367

255A..... Limitations relating to greenfields agreements................................. 368

256........ Prospective employers and employees............................................ 369

256A..... How employees, employers and employee organisations are to be described          369

257........ Enterprise agreements may incorporate material in force from time to time etc.        369

Part 2‑5—Workplace determinations                                                                    370

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        370

258........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 370

259........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 371

Division 2—Low‑paid workplace determinations                                     372

260........ Applications for low‑paid workplace determinations...................... 372

261........ When the FWC must make a consent low‑paid workplace determination                373

262........ When the FWC must make a special low‑paid workplace determination—general requirements             374

263........ When the FWC must make a special low‑paid workplace determination—additional requirements         375

264........ Terms etc. of a low‑paid workplace determination.......................... 376

265........ No other terms................................................................................ 376

Division 3—Industrial action related workplace determinations     377

266........ When the FWC must make an industrial action related workplace determination     377

267........ Terms etc. of an industrial action related workplace determination.. 378

268........ No other terms................................................................................ 379

Division 4—Bargaining related workplace determinations                 380

269........ When the FWC must make a bargaining related workplace determination               380

270........ Terms etc. of a bargaining related workplace determination............ 381

271........ No other terms................................................................................ 383

271A..... Limitations relating to greenfields agreements................................. 383

Division 5—Core terms, mandatory terms and agreed terms of workplace determinations etc.           384

272........ Core terms of workplace determinations......................................... 384

273........ Mandatory terms of workplace determinations............................... 385

274........ Agreed terms for workplace determinations.................................... 386

275........ Factors the FWC must take into account in deciding terms of a workplace determination        387

Division 6—Operation, coverage and interaction etc. of workplace determinations    388

276........ When a workplace determination operates etc................................. 388

277........ Employers, employees and employee organisations covered by a workplace determination    388

278........ Interaction of a workplace determination with enterprise agreements etc. 389

279........ Act applies to a workplace determination as if it were an enterprise agreement        390

Division 7—Other matters                                                                                     392

280........ Contravening a workplace determination........................................ 392

281........ Applications by bargaining representatives..................................... 392

281AA.. Entitlement for volunteer bodies to make submissions.................... 392

281A..... How employees, employers and employee organisations are to be described          393

Part 2‑6—Minimum wages                                                                                           394

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        394

282........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 394

283........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 395

Division 2—Overarching provisions                                                                396

284........ The minimum wages objective........................................................ 396

Division 3—Annual wage reviews                                                                     398

Subdivision A—Main provisions                                                                        398

285........ Annual wage reviews to be conducted............................................ 398

286........ When annual wage review determinations varying modern awards come into operation         398

287........ When national minimum wage orders come into operation etc........ 399

Subdivision B—Provisions about conduct of annual wage reviews          401

288........ General............................................................................................ 401

289........ Everyone to have a reasonable opportunity to make and comment on submissions 401

290........ President may direct investigations and reports............................... 402

291........ Research must be published............................................................ 403

292........ Varied wage rates must be published.............................................. 403

Division 4—National minimum wage orders                                               404

293........ Contravening a national minimum wage order................................ 404

294........ Content of national minimum wage order—main provisions.......... 404

295........ Content of national minimum wage order—other matters............... 405

296........ Variation of national minimum wage order to remove ambiguity or uncertainty or correct error              406

297........ When determinations varying national minimum wage orders come into operation 406

298........ Special rule about retrospective variations of national minimum wage orders          407

299........ When a national minimum wage order is in operation..................... 408

Part 2‑7—Equal remuneration                                                                                  409

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        409

300........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 409

301........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 409

Division 2—Equal remuneration orders                                                        410

302........ FWC may make an order requiring equal remuneration.................. 410

303........ Equal remuneration order may increase, but must not reduce, rates of remuneration                412

304........ Equal remuneration order may implement equal remuneration in stages.. 412

305........ Contravening an equal remuneration order...................................... 412

306........ Inconsistency with modern awards, enterprise agreements and orders of the FWC 412

Part 2‑8—Transfer of business                                                                                  413

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        413

307........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 413

308........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 413

309........ Object of this Part........................................................................... 414

Division 2—Transfer of instruments                                                                415

310........ Application of this Division............................................................ 415

311........ When does a transfer of business occur.......................................... 415

312........ Instruments that may transfer.......................................................... 417

313........ Transferring employees and new employer covered by transferable instrument       417

314........ New non‑transferring employees of new employer may be covered by transferable instrument              418

315........ Organisations covered by transferable instrument........................... 419

316........ Transferring employees who are high income employees............... 420

Division 3—Powers of the FWC                                                                         422

317........ FWC may make orders in relation to a transfer of business............ 422

318........ Orders relating to instruments covering new employer and transferring employees 422

319........ Orders relating to instruments covering new employer and non‑transferring employees         424

320........ Variation of transferable instruments.............................................. 426

Part 2‑9—Other terms and conditions of employment                               428

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        428

321........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 428

322........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 428

Division 2—Payment of wages etc.                                                                   429

323........ Method and frequency of payment.................................................. 429

324........ Permitted deductions....................................................................... 430

325........ Unreasonable requirements to spend or pay amount....................... 430

326........ Certain terms have no effect............................................................ 431

327........ Things given or provided, and amounts required to be spent or paid, in contravention of this Division  432

Division 3—Guarantee of annual earnings                                                   433

328........ Employer obligations in relation to guarantee of annual earnings.... 433

329........ High income employee.................................................................... 434

330........ Guarantee of annual earnings and annual rate of guarantee............. 435

331........ Guaranteed period........................................................................... 436

332........ Earnings.......................................................................................... 436

333........ High income threshold.................................................................... 437

333A..... Prospective employees.................................................................... 438

Division 4—Prohibiting pay secrecy                                                                439

333B..... Employees not subject to pay secrecy............................................. 439

333C..... Pay secrecy terms to have no effect................................................. 440

333D..... Prohibition on pay secrecy terms.................................................... 440

Chapter 3—Rights and responsibilities of employees, employers, organisations etc.                                                                                                                       441

Part 3‑1—General protections                                                                                   441

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        441

334........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 441

335........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 441

336........ Objects of this Part.......................................................................... 442

Division 2—Application of this Part                                                                 443

337........ Application of this Part................................................................... 443

338........ Action to which this Part applies..................................................... 443

339........ Additional effect of this Part........................................................... 444

Division 3—Workplace rights                                                                              446

340........ Protection........................................................................................ 446

341........ Meaning of workplace right............................................................ 446

342........ Meaning of adverse action.............................................................. 448

343........ Coercion.......................................................................................... 451

344........ Undue influence or pressure........................................................... 451

345........ Misrepresentations.......................................................................... 452

Division 4—Industrial activities                                                                          453

346........ Protection........................................................................................ 453

347........ Meaning of engages in industrial activity....................................... 453

348........ Coercion.......................................................................................... 454

349........ Misrepresentations.......................................................................... 454

350........ Inducements—membership action.................................................. 455

Division 5—Other protections                                                                             456

351........ Discrimination................................................................................. 456

352........ Temporary absence—illness or injury............................................. 457

353........ Bargaining services fees.................................................................. 457

354........ Coverage by particular instruments................................................. 458

355........ Coercion—allocation of duties etc. to particular person.................. 458

356........ Objectionable terms......................................................................... 459

Division 6—Sham arrangements                                                                        460

357........ Misrepresenting employment as independent contracting arrangement 460

358........ Dismissing to engage as independent contractor............................. 460

359........ Misrepresentation to engage as independent contractor................... 460

Division 7—Ancillary rules                                                                                   462

360........ Multiple reasons for action.............................................................. 462

361........ Reason for action to be presumed unless proved otherwise............ 462

362........ Advising, encouraging, inciting or coercing action......................... 462

363........ Actions of industrial associations.................................................... 462

364........ Unincorporated industrial associations............................................ 464

Division 8—Compliance                                                                                          465

Subdivision A—Contraventions involving dismissal                                    465

365........ Application for the FWC to deal with a dismissal dispute............... 465

366........ Time for application........................................................................ 465

367........ Application fees.............................................................................. 465

368........ Dealing with a dismissal dispute (other than by arbitration)............ 466

369........ Dealing with a dismissal dispute by arbitration............................... 467

370........ Taking a dismissal dispute to court................................................. 468

Subdivision B—Other contraventions                                                              468

372........ Application for the FWC to deal with a non‑dismissal dispute....... 468

373........ Application fees.............................................................................. 469

374........ Conferences.................................................................................... 469

375........ Advice on general protections court application.............................. 469

Subdivision C—Appeals and costs orders                                                        470

375A..... Appeal rights................................................................................... 470

375B..... Costs orders against parties............................................................. 470

376........ Costs orders against lawyers and paid agents................................. 470

377........ Applications for costs orders.......................................................... 471

377A..... Schedule of costs............................................................................ 471

378........ Contravening costs orders............................................................... 472

Part 3‑2—Unfair dismissal                                                                                           473

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        473

379........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 473

380........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 473

381........ Object of this Part........................................................................... 473

Division 2—Protection from unfair dismissal                                              475

382........ When a person is protected from unfair dismissal........................... 475

383........ Meaning of minimum employment period...................................... 475

384........ Period of employment..................................................................... 475

Division 3—What is an unfair dismissal                                                         477

385........ What is an unfair dismissal............................................................. 477

386........ Meaning of dismissed..................................................................... 477

387........ Criteria for considering harshness etc............................................. 478

388........ The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code....................................... 479

389........ Meaning of genuine redundancy..................................................... 479

Division 4—Remedies for unfair dismissal                                                    480

390........ When the FWC may order remedy for unfair dismissal.................. 480

391........ Remedy—reinstatement etc............................................................. 480

392........ Remedy—compensation................................................................. 482

393........ Monetary orders may be in instalments........................................... 483

Division 5—Procedural matters                                                                         484

394........ Application for unfair dismissal remedy......................................... 484

395........ Application fees.............................................................................. 484

396........ Initial matters to be considered before merits.................................. 485

397........ Matters involving contested facts.................................................... 485

398........ Conferences.................................................................................... 485

399........ Hearings.......................................................................................... 486

399A..... Dismissing applications.................................................................. 486

400........ Appeal rights................................................................................... 487

400A..... Costs orders against parties............................................................. 487

401........ Costs orders against lawyers and paid agents................................. 487

402........ Applications for costs orders.......................................................... 488

403........ Schedule of costs............................................................................ 488

404........ Security for costs............................................................................ 489

405........ Contravening orders under this Part................................................ 489

Part 3‑3—Industrial action                                                                                           490

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        490

406........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 490

407........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 491

Division 2—Protected industrial action                                                          492

Subdivision A—What is protected industrial action                                     492

408........ Protected industrial action............................................................... 492

409........ Employee claim action..................................................................... 492

410........ Employee response action............................................................... 494

411........ Employer response action............................................................... 494

412........ Pattern bargaining........................................................................... 495

Subdivision B—Common requirements for industrial action to be protected industrial action                496

413........ Common requirements that apply for industrial action to be protected industrial action           496

414........ Notice requirements for industrial action......................................... 498

Subdivision C—Significance of industrial action being protected industrial action    499

415........ Immunity provision......................................................................... 499

416........ Employer response action—employer may refuse to make payments to employees 499

416A..... Employer response action does not affect continuity of employment 499

Division 3—No industrial action before nominal expiry date of enterprise agreement etc.       501

417........ Industrial action must not be organised or engaged in before nominal expiry date of enterprise agreement etc.       501

Division 4—FWC orders stopping etc. industrial action                       503

418........ FWC must order that industrial action by employees or employers stop etc.            503

419........ FWC must order that industrial action by non‑national system employees or non‑national system employers stop etc......................................................................................................... 504

420........ Interim orders etc............................................................................ 505

421........ Contravening an order etc............................................................... 505

Division 5—Injunction against industrial action if pattern bargaining is being engaged in       507

422........ Injunction against industrial action if a bargaining representative is engaging in pattern bargaining         507

Division 6—Suspension or termination of protected industrial action by the FWC       508

423........ FWC may suspend or terminate protected industrial action—significant economic harm etc.  508

424........ FWC must suspend or terminate protected industrial action—endangering life etc. 510

425........ FWC must suspend protected industrial action—cooling off.......... 511

426........ FWC must suspend protected industrial action—significant harm to a third party   512

427........ FWC must specify the period of suspension................................... 513

428........ Extension of a period of suspension............................................... 514

429........ Employee claim action without a further protected action ballot after a period of suspension etc.            514

430........ Notice of employee claim action engaged in after a period of suspension etc.          515

Division 7—Ministerial declarations                                                                517

431........ Ministerial declaration terminating industrial action........................ 517

432........ Informing people of declaration...................................................... 517

433........ Ministerial directions to remove or reduce threat............................. 518

434........ Contravening a Ministerial direction............................................... 518

Division 8—Protected action ballots                                                                519

Subdivision A—Introduction                                                                               519

435........ Guide to this Division..................................................................... 519

436........ Object of this Division.................................................................... 519

Subdivision B—Protected action ballot orders                                              520

437........ Application for a protected action ballot order................................. 520

438........ Restriction on when application may be made................................. 521

439........ Joint applications............................................................................. 521

440........ Notice of application....................................................................... 522

441........ Application to be determined within 2 days after it is made............ 522

442........ Dealing with multiple applications together..................................... 522

443........ When the FWC must make a protected action ballot order.............. 523

444........ FWC may decide on ballot agent other than the Australian Electoral Commission and independent advisor           524

445........ Notice of protected action ballot order............................................. 525

446........ Protected action ballot order may require 2 or more protected action ballots to be held at the same time  525

447........ Variation of protected action ballot order........................................ 526

448........ Revocation of protected action ballot order..................................... 526

Subdivision C—Conduct of protected action ballot                                      526

449........ Protected action ballot to be conducted by Australian Electoral Commission or other specified ballot agent            526

450........ Directions for conduct of protected action ballot............................. 527

451........ Timetable for protected action ballot................................................ 528

452........ Compilation of roll of voters........................................................... 529

453........ Who is eligible to be included on the roll of voters......................... 529

454........ Variation of roll of voters................................................................ 530

455........ Protected action ballot papers.......................................................... 532

456........ Who may vote in protected action ballot.......................................... 532

457........ Results of protected action ballot..................................................... 532

458........ Report about conduct of protected action ballot............................... 532

Subdivision D—Effect of protected action ballot                                          534

459........ Circumstances in which industrial action is authorised by protected action ballot    534

460........ Immunity for persons who act in good faith on protected action ballot results         535

461........ Validity of protected action ballot etc. not affected by technical breaches 536

Subdivision E—Compliance                                                                                537

462........ Interferences etc. with protected action ballot.................................. 537

463........ Contravening a protected action ballot order etc.............................. 539

Subdivision F—Liability for costs of protected action ballot                     539

464........ Costs of protected action ballot conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission                539

465........ Costs of protected action ballot conducted by protected action ballot agent other than the Australian Electoral Commission.................................................................................... 540

466........ Costs of legal challenges................................................................. 540

Subdivision G—Miscellaneous                                                                           541

467........ Information about employees on roll of voters not to be disclosed. 541

468........ Records........................................................................................... 542

469........ Regulations..................................................................................... 542

Division 9—Payments relating to periods of industrial action           543

Subdivision A—Protected industrial action                                                    543

470........ Payments not to be made relating to certain periods of industrial action 543

471........ Payments relating to partial work bans............................................ 544

472........ Orders by the FWC relating to certain partial work bans................ 546

473........ Accepting or seeking payments relating to periods of industrial action 547

Subdivision B—Industrial action that is not protected industrial action 548

474........ Payments not to be made relating to certain periods of industrial action 548

475........ Accepting or seeking payments relating to periods of industrial action 549

Subdivision C—Miscellaneous                                                                            550

476........ Other responses to industrial action unaffected............................... 550

Division 10—Other matters                                                                                  551

477........ Applications by bargaining representatives..................................... 551

Part 3‑4—Right of entry                                                                                                552

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        552

478........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 552

479........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 552

480........ Object of this Part........................................................................... 553

Division 2—Entry rights under this Act                                                         554

Subdivision A—Entry to investigate suspected contravention                   554

481........ Entry to investigate suspected contravention................................... 554

482........ Rights that may be exercised while on premises............................. 555

483........ Later access to record or document................................................. 556

483AA.. Application to the FWC for access to non‑member records............ 557

Subdivision AA—Entry to investigate suspected contravention relating to TCF award workers             558

483A..... Entry to investigate suspected contravention relating to TCF award workers           558

483B..... Rights that may be exercised while on premises............................. 560

483C..... Later access to record or document................................................. 561

483D..... Entry onto other premises to access records and documents........... 562

483E...... Later access to record or document—other premises...................... 563

Subdivision B—Entry to hold discussions                                                        564

484........ Entry to hold discussions................................................................ 564

Subdivision C—Requirements for permit holders                                         565

486........ Permit holder must not contravene this Subdivision....................... 565

487........ Giving entry notice or exemption certificate.................................... 565

488........ Contravening entry permit conditions............................................. 566

489........ Producing authority documents....................................................... 566

490........ When right may be exercised.......................................................... 567

491........ Occupational health and safety requirements................................... 567

492........ Location of interviews and discussions........................................... 567

492A..... Route to location of interview and discussions............................... 568

493........ Residential premises........................................................................ 568

Division 3—State or Territory OHS rights                                                  569

494........ Official must be permit holder to exercise State or Territory OHS right.. 569

495........ Giving notice of entry..................................................................... 570

496........ Contravening entry permit conditions............................................. 571

497........ Producing entry permit.................................................................... 571

498........ When right may be exercised.......................................................... 571

499........ Occupational health and safety requirements................................... 571

Division 4—Prohibitions                                                                                         573

500........ Permit holder must not hinder or obstruct....................................... 573

501........ Person must not refuse or delay entry............................................. 573

502........ Person must not hinder or obstruct permit holder........................... 573

503........ Misrepresentations about things authorised by this Part................. 574

504........ Unauthorised use or disclosure of information or documents......... 574

Division 5—Powers of the FWC                                                                         576

Subdivision A—Dealing with disputes                                                               576

505........ FWC may deal with a dispute about the operation of this Part........ 576

505A..... FWC may deal with a dispute about frequency of entry to hold discussions            578

506........ Contravening order made to deal with dispute................................ 579

Subdivision B—Taking action against permit holder                                  579

507........ FWC may take action against permit holder.................................... 579

Subdivision C—Restricting rights of organisations and officials where misuse of rights           580

508........ FWC may restrict rights if organisation or official has misused rights 580

509........ Contravening order made for misuse of rights................................ 581

Subdivision D—When the FWC must revoke or suspend entry permits  581

510........ When the FWC must revoke or suspend entry permits................... 581

Subdivision E—General rules for suspending entry permits                      583

511........ General rules for suspending entry permits..................................... 583

Division 6—Entry permits, entry notices and certificates                    584

Subdivision A—Entry permits                                                                            584

512........ FWC may issue entry permits......................................................... 584

513........ Considering application................................................................... 584

514........ When the FWC must not issue permit............................................. 585

515........ Conditions on entry permit.............................................................. 585

516........ Expiry of entry permit..................................................................... 586

517........ Return of entry permits to the FWC................................................ 587

Subdivision B—Entry notices                                                                             587

518........ Entry notice requirements................................................................ 587

Subdivision C—Exemption certificates                                                            589

519........ Exemption certificates..................................................................... 589

Subdivision D—Affected member certificates                                                590

520........ Affected member certificates........................................................... 590

Subdivision E—Miscellaneous                                                                            590

521........ Regulations dealing with instruments under this Part...................... 590

Division 7—Accommodation and transport arrangements in remote areas      592

521A..... Meaning of accommodation arrangement...................................... 592

521B..... Meaning of transport arrangement................................................ 592

521C..... Accommodation arrangements for remote areas.............................. 593

521D..... Transport arrangements for remote areas........................................ 594

Part 3‑5—Stand down                                                                                                     596

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        596

522........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 596

523........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 596

Division 2—Circumstances allowing stand down                                      597

524........ Employer may stand down employees in certain circumstances...... 597

525........ Employee not stood down during a period of authorised leave or absence               598

Division 3—Dealing with disputes                                                                      599

526........ FWC may deal with a dispute about the operation of this Part........ 599

527........ Contravening an FWC order dealing with a dispute about the operation of this Part                599

Part 3‑5A—Prohibiting sexual harassment in connection with work 600

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        600

527A..... Guide to this Part............................................................................ 600

527B..... Meaning of employee and employer............................................... 600

527C..... Object of this Part........................................................................... 600

527CA.. Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws............................ 601

Division 2—Prohibiting sexual harassment in connection with work 603

527D..... Prohibiting sexual harassment in connection with work................. 603

527E...... Vicarious liability etc....................................................................... 604

Division 3—Dealing with sexual harassment disputes                            605

Subdivision A—Applying for the FWC to deal with sexual harassment disputes          605

527F...... Application for the FWC to deal with a sexual harassment dispute. 605

527G..... Time for application........................................................................ 606

527H..... Application fees.............................................................................. 607

Subdivision B—Stop sexual harassment orders                                             607

527J...... Stop sexual harassment orders........................................................ 607

527K..... Contravening a stop sexual harassment order................................. 609

527L...... Actions under work health and safety laws permitted..................... 609

527M.... This Subdivision is not to prejudice Australia’s defence, national security etc.        609

527N..... Declarations by the Chief of the Defence Force.............................. 610

527P...... Declarations by the Director‑General of Security............................ 610

527Q..... Declarations by the Director‑General of ASIS................................ 610

Subdivision C—Dealing with sexual harassment disputes in other ways 611

527R..... Dealing with a sexual harassment dispute (other than by arbitration) 611

527S...... Dealing with a sexual harassment dispute by arbitration................. 611

527T...... Limitation on taking a sexual harassment dispute to court............... 613

Part 3‑6—Other rights and responsibilities                                                        615

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                        615

528........ Guide to this Part............................................................................ 615

529........ Meanings of employee and employer.............................................. 615

Division 2—Notification and consultation relating to certain dismissals              617

Subdivision A—Requirement to notify Centrelink                                        617

530........ Employer to notify Centrelink of certain proposed dismissals........ 617

Subdivision B—Failure to notify or consult registered employee associations             618

531........ FWC may make orders where failure to notify or consult registered employee associations about dismissals         618

532........ Orders that the FWC may make...................................................... 619

533........ Application for an FWC order........................................................ 620

Subdivision C—Limits on scope of this Division                                            620

534........ Limits on scope of this Division..................................................... 620

Division 3—Employer obligations in relation to employee records and pay slips           622

535........ Employer obligations in relation to employee records..................... 622

536........ Employer obligations in relation to pay slips................................... 622

Division 4—Employer oblig