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FAIR WORK (COMMONWEALTH POWERS) ACT 2009 - SECT 5 Matters excluded from a reference

FAIR WORK (COMMONWEALTH POWERS) ACT 2009 - SECT 5

Matters excluded from a reference

    (1)     A matter referred by section 4(1) does not include—

S. 5(1)(a) amended by No. 9/2019 s. 4.

        (a)         matters pertaining to the number, identity or appointment (other than terms and conditions of appointment) of employees in the public sector who are not law enforcement officers, except to the extent that those matters are referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth by section 5A;

        (b)     matters pertaining to the number or identity of employees in the public sector dismissed or to be dismissed on grounds of redundancy;

        (c)     matters pertaining to Ministers, members of the Parliament, judicial officers or members of administrative tribunals;

        (d)     matters pertaining to persons holding office in the public sector to which the right to appoint is vested in the Governor in Council or a Minister (including the Premier);

S. 5(1)(e) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 60.3).

        (e)     matters pertaining to persons employed as executives within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 or persons employed at higher managerial levels in the public sector, including Assistant Commissioners employed under Division 4 of Part 3 of the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

        (f)     matters pertaining to persons employed as Ministerial officers under Part 6 of the Public Administration Act 2004 ;

        (g)         matters pertaining to persons holding office as Parliamentary officers (but not persons employed as Parliamentary officers under Division 3 of Part 3 of the Parliamentary Administration Act 2005 ) or persons employed as Department Heads within the meaning of the Parliamentary Administration Act 2005 , including the Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services;

        (h)     matters pertaining to—

              (i)     the transfer of employees between public sector bodies; or

              (ii)     the redundancy of employees of a public sector body

as a result of a restructure by or under an Act;

              (i)     the following matters relating to provision of essential services or to a state of emergency

              (i)     directions to employees of a public sector body to perform work (including to perform work at a particular time or place, or in a particular way), being directions that are given under the Act under which the relevant proclamation or declaration is made;

              (ii)     directions to employees of a public sector body not to perform work (including not to perform work at a particular time or place, or in a particular way), being directions that are given under the Act under which the relevant proclamation or declaration is made;

        (j)     matters that would allow or require a public sector employer within the meaning of the Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act 2006 to provide a term or condition of employment in breach of section 10 of that Act;

        (k)     matters that would allow or require a public sector employer within the meaning of the Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act 2006 to offer an employee within the meaning of that Act, or to accept an offer from an employee of, a statutory industrial agreement within the meaning of that Act that provides any terms or conditions of employment that are materially different from the terms and conditions of employment that would otherwise apply to the employee in employment with the employer under a collective agreement or that would apply to the employee under the terms of a relevant award or a designated preserved award within the meaning of that Act.

    (2)     In addition to the matters set out in subsection (1), a matter referred by section 4(1) does not include—

        (a)     matters pertaining to the number, identity or appointment (including terms and conditions of appointment, to the extent provided for in paragraph (b)) of law enforcement officers;

        (b)     matters pertaining to probation, promotion, transfer from place to place or position to position, physical or mental fitness, uniform, equipment, discipline or termination of employment of law enforcement officers except—

              (i)     matters pertaining to the payment of allowances and reimbursement of expenses and pertaining to notice of termination of employment and payment in lieu of notice of termination of employment; and

              (ii)     to the extent that Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 6-4 of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act, as originally enacted, deal with the matters.

S. 5(3) inserted by No. 74/2009 s. 5.

    (3)     In this section, "essential services" means any of the following—

        (a)     any matter in respect of which a proclamation has been made under Part 6 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 ;

        (b)     any matter in respect of which a proclamation has been made under Part 9 of the Gas Industry Act 2001 ;

        (c)     any vital State project that is declared to be so under the Vital State Projects Act 1976 ;

        (d)     any vital industry that is declared to be so under the Vital State Industries (Works and Services) Act 1992 .

S. 5A inserted by No. 9/2019 s. 5.