Fair Work Act 2009
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The Fair Work Act 2009 is Australia’s primary workplace relations law, setting out the national framework for employment conditions, rights, and obligations for employers and employees.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fair Work Act 2009 canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
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workplace relations law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Australian Government
NERFINISHED
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Fair Work Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Fair Work Ombudsman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
most private sector employees in Australia
ⓘ
national workplace relations system ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2009-07-01 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Compliance and enforcement provisions
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Enterprise bargaining provisions ⓘ General protections provisions ⓘ Modern awards provisions ⓘ National Employment Standards provisions NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfair dismissal provisions ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| defines | National Employment Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
Fair Work Commission
NERFINISHED
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Fair Work Divisions of the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Fair Work Ombudsman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
good faith bargaining requirements
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provisions on annual leave ⓘ provisions on flexible working arrangements ⓘ provisions on maximum weekly hours ⓘ provisions on notice of termination and redundancy pay ⓘ provisions on parental leave ⓘ provisions on personal and carers leave ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act relating to workplace relations, and for related purposes ⓘ |
| prohibits |
adverse action for exercising workplace rights
ⓘ
coercion in relation to industrial activities ⓘ |
| protects |
freedom of association
ⓘ
workplace rights ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote national economic prosperity and social inclusion
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to provide a balanced framework for cooperative and productive workplace relations ⓘ |
| regulates |
enterprise agreements
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general protections ⓘ industrial action ⓘ minimum employment conditions ⓘ modern awards ⓘ right of entry ⓘ transfer of business ⓘ unfair dismissal ⓘ |
| replaced | Workplace Relations Act 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2009-04-07 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Fair Work Act 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
employment law
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industrial relations ⓘ workplace relations ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2009 ⓘ |
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