INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ACT 2006 (NO. 162, 2006) - SECT 4 Definitions

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ACT 2006 (NO. 162, 2006) - SECT 4

                   In this Act:

"Commonwealth authority" means:

                     (a)  a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth; or

                     (b)  a body corporate:

                              (i)  incorporated under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; and

                             (ii)  in which the Commonwealth has a controlling interest.

"constitutional corporation" means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.

"Court" means the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Magistrates Court.

"exclusion provisions" means subsections 7(1) and 10(1).

"independent contractor" is not limited to a natural person.

"organisation" has the same meaning as in the Workplace Relations Act 1996 .

"penalty unit" has the meaning given by section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 .

services contract has the meaning given by section 5.

"workplace inspector" has the same meaning as in the Workplace Relations Act 1996 .