FAIR WORK (COMMONWEALTH POWERS) ACT 2009 (NO. 24 OF 2009)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  

PART 2--REFERENCE OF MATTERS

• 3 Definitions  
• 4 Reference of matters  
• 5 Matters excluded from a reference  
• 6 Termination of reference  
• 7 Effect of termination of amendment reference or transition reference before initial reference  

PART 3--REPEAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH POWERS (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS) ACT 1996

• 8 Repeal of the Commonwealth Powers (Industrial Relations) Act 1996  

PART 4--AMENDMENT OF THE LONG SERVICE LEAVE ACT 1992

• 9 Definitions  
• 10 Meaning of continuous employment  
• 11 Contracting out prohibited  
• 12 Reverse onus of proof in certain cases  
• 13 Recovery of money owed  

PART 5--AMENDMENT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT (AWARD ENTITLEMENTS) ACT 2006

• 14 Definitions  
• 15 Preserved award  
• 16 Preserved entitlements  
• 17 Preservation of award conditions  
• 18 Definitions  

PART 6--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

Division 1--Amendments to the Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003

• 19 Definitions  
• 20 Outworkers are employees for the purposes of certain laws  
• 21 Effect of sections 5 to 10  
• 22 Operation of section 12  
• 23 Minimum conditions for outworkers  
• 24 Effect of the mandatory code  
• 25 Definitions and purpose of Division  
• 26 Investigating suspected contraventions of Act  
• 27 Discussions with outworkers  
• 28 Consequential amendment of registered organisation  
• 29 Consequential amendment of registered organisation  
• 30 Consequential amendment of registered organisation  
• 31 Prosecutions under Federal Awards (Uniform System) Act 2003  
• 32 Consequential amendment of registered organisation  

Division 2--Amendments to the Public Holidays Act 1993

• 33 Holiday entitlements  

Division 3--Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004

• 34 Definitions relating to registered employee organisations  
• 35 Entry powers of authorised representatives  

PART 7--REPEAL OF OTHER ACTS AND PROVISIONS

• 36 Repeal of the Victorian Workers' Wages Protection Act 2007  
• 37 Repeal of provisions of the Public Administration Act 2004  
• 38 New section 117 inserted in the Public Administration Act 2004  
• 39 Repeal of provisions of the Parliamentary Administration Act 2005  

Division 7--of Part 3 of the Parliamentary Administration Act 2005 is repealed.

• 40 New section 36 inserted in the Parliamentary Administration Act 2005  

PART 8--REPEAL OF CERTAIN PARTS OF THIS ACT

• 41 Repeal of Parts 4 to 7 and this Part  
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