This Part provides general workplace protections.

Division   2 sets out the circumstances in which this Part applies.

Division   3 protects workplace rights, and the exercise of those rights.

Division   4 protects freedom of association, involvement in lawful industrial activities, and the exercise of workplace delegates' rights.

Division   5 provides other protections, including protection from discrimination.

Division   6 deals with sham arrangements.

Division   7 sets out rules for the purposes of establishing contraventions of this Part.

Division   8 deals with compliance. In most cases, a general protections dispute that involves dismissal will be dealt with by a court only if the dispute has not been resolved by the FWC.