Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 159, 2012
Compilation No. 3
Compilation date: 8 December 2021
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 127, 2021
Registered: 5 January 2022
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 8 December 2021 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Editorial changes
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Modifications
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Self-repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
Part 1--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Objects of this Act.............................................................................. 2
4............ Simplified outline of this Act.............................................................. 2
5............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 4
6............ Kinds of employment entitlements...................................................... 7
7............ Wages................................................................................................. 9
8............ This Act binds the Crown................................................................. 10
9............ Extraterritorial operation.................................................................... 10
9A......... Rules may modify application of this Act in Norfolk Island............. 10
Part 2--Eligibility for advance 11
Division 1--Conditions of eligibility for advance 11
Subdivision A--Basic conditions of eligibility 11
10.......... Conditions of eligibility for advance................................................. 11
Subdivision B--Exclusions from eligibility 12
11.......... Exclusion for personal connection with employer............................. 12
12.......... Exclusion for being newly employed after working as contractor..... 13
13.......... Exclusion for employment by certain employers............................... 13
Division 2--Claim for eligibility for advance 14
14.......... Making an effective claim................................................................. 14
15.......... Secretary must decide effective claim................................................ 15
Part 3--Amount of advance 16
Division 1--Working out the amount of an advance 16
16.......... General rule for working out the amount of an advance.................... 16
17.......... Reduction for the person's debts to the employer............................. 17
18.......... Nil amount if liquidator or bankruptcy trustee can fully pay entitlements soon 17
Division 2--Amounts for employment entitlements 18
Subdivision A--Working out amounts for employment entitlements 18
19.......... Working out amounts for employment entitlements.......................... 18
Subdivision B--General rules for basic amounts for employment entitlements 19
20.......... Basic amount for annual leave entitlement......................................... 19
21.......... Basic amount for long service leave entitlement................................ 19
22.......... Basic amount for payment in lieu of notice entitlement..................... 19
23.......... Basic amount for redundancy pay entitlement................................... 20
24.......... Basic amount for wages entitlement.................................................. 20
Subdivision C--Special rules for basic amounts for employment entitlements 20
25.......... Disregarding recently agreed changes in terms and conditions......... 20
26.......... Applying maximum weekly wage rate--entitlements except wages entitlement 21
27.......... Applying maximum weekly wage rate--wages entitlement.............. 22
Part 4--Payment of advance 24
28.......... Payment to eligible person or intermediary....................................... 24
Part 5--Recovery of advance 26
Division 1--Recovery through winding up or bankruptcy 26
29.......... Recovery of advance paid to liquidator............................................. 26
30.......... Recovery of some amounts of advance paid to bankruptcy trustee... 27
31.......... Recovery in other circumstances....................................................... 27
32.......... Amounts of advance attributable to particular employment entitlements if advance reduced for debts to employer 28
33.......... Recovery of advance for employment for partnership....................... 29
Division 2--Recovery from person eligible for advance 30
34.......... Recovery from person eligible for advance....................................... 30
Part 6--Administration 31
Division 1--Decision-making about advances 31
35.......... Presuming accuracy of certain information....................................... 31
36.......... Giving notice of decisions made under section 15............................ 31
Division 2--Review of decisions about advances 32
Subdivision A--Internal review on the Secretary's own initiative 32
37.......... Review on the Secretary's own initiative.......................................... 32
Subdivision B--Internal review on application 33
38.......... Application for review by Secretary.................................................. 33
39.......... Action on application for review....................................................... 34
Subdivision C--Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal 34
40.......... Application to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review........ 34
41.......... Limit on review of decision on amount of advance........................... 35
Division 3--Information management 36
42.......... Use and disclosure of personal information by the Department for administering this Act 36
43.......... Use and disclosure of personal information by insolvency practitioners and payment intermediaries 36
44.......... Use and disclosure of personal information by persons making payments to former employees 37
45.......... Disclosure of personal information to certain agencies..................... 37
Division 4--Arrangements for information and dealing with payments 38
46.......... Arrangements for information and dealing with payments................ 38
Division 5--Delegation 39
47.......... Delegation of Secretary's powers and functions............................... 39
48.......... Delegation of Minister's powers....................................................... 40
Part 7--Miscellaneous 41
49.......... Extended operation of this Act in relation to employers in administration under the Corporations Act 2001 41
50.......... Schemes for assistance of workers who were not employees........... 42
51.......... Appropriation.................................................................................... 43
52.......... Recoverable payments....................................................................... 43
53.......... Reports about recoverable payments................................................. 43
54.......... Right to financial assistance may be reduced, cancelled etc. without compensation 45
55.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 45
Endnotes 46
Endnote 1--About the endnotes 46
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key 48
Endnote 3--Legislation history 49
Endnote 4--Amendment history 51
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
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Endnote 3--Legislation history
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Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
Application, saving and transitional provisions |
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159, 2012 |
28 Nov 2012 |
s 3-55: 5 Dec 2012 (s 2(1) item 2) |
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62, 2014 |
30 June 2014 |
Sch 9 (items 1, 2) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14) |
Sch 14 |
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as amended by |
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Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015 |
36, 2015 |
13 Apr 2015 |
Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2) |
Sch 7 |
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as amended by |
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Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 |
126, 2015 |
10 Sept 2015 |
Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) |
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Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 |
126, 2015 |
10 Sept 2015 |
Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) |
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33, 2016 |
23 Mar 2016 |
Sch 5 (item 50): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 7) |
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Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 5) Act 2021 |
127, 2021 |
7 Dec 2021 |
Sch 2 (items 53-55): 8 Dec 2021 (s 2(1) item 3) |
Sch 2 (item 55) |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Part 1 |
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am No 62, 2014; No 127, 2021 |
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ad No 33, 2016 |
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Part 7 |
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am No 62, 2014 |