Independent Contractors Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 333

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Independent Contractors Act 2006.

Dated 25 November 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

CRAIG EMERSON

Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Independent Contractors Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Independent Contractors Regulations 2007

  Schedule 1 amends the Independent Contractors Regulations 2007.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 6

insert

7 Modification of Act

  For subsection 42 (2) of the Act, paragraph 35 (4) (b) of the Act is modified as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Modification of Act

(regulation 7)

1.1 Paragraph 35 (4) (b), except the note

substitute

 (b) the first day after the end of the period of 4 years and 6 months that started on the reform commencement.

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