Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ACT 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of this Act  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Services contract  
   5A.     Rules may modify application of this Act in Norfolk Island  

   PART 2--EXCLUSION--OF CERTAIN STATE AND TERRITORY LAWS

   6.      Definitions  
   7.      Exclusion of certain State and Territory laws  
   8.      What are workplace relations matters  
   9.      What is an unfairness ground  
   10.     Regulations may specify laws that are intended to be excluded  

   PART 3--UNFAIR--CONTRACTS

   11.     Application of Part  
   12.     Court may review services contract  
   13.     Limitation on applications for review of services contracts--prescribed circumstances  
   14.     Limitation on applications for review of services contracts--other proceedings in progress  
   15.     Powers of Court  
   16.     Orders that Court may make  
   17.     Costs only where proceeding instituted vexatiously  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL--PROVISIONS

           Division 1--State and Territory laws other than unfair contracts laws

   31.     Definitions  
   32.     Continuation contracts and related continuation contracts  
   33.     Reform opt - in agreement  
   34.     Prohibited conduct in relation to reform opt - in agreements  
   35.     Continued application of the State or Territory contractor laws to certain services contracts  
   36.     How section 35 applies if there is a transfer of business  
   37.     Application of the State or Territory contractor laws in relation to pre - reform commencement matters not affected by exclusion provisions  

           Division 2--Unfair contracts laws

   38.     Definition  
   39.     New applications relating to unfair contracts  
   40.     Applications under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 in progress at the reform commencement  
   41.     Applications under an excluded State or Territory law in progress at the reform commencement  

   PART 6--REGULATIONS

   42.     Regulations may make provision for transitional matters  
   43.     Power to make regulations