Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                             1

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Objects of this Act.............................................................................. 2

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2

5............ Services contract................................................................................. 3

5A......... Rules may modify application of this Act in Norfolk Island............... 4

Part 2--Exclusion of certain State and Territory laws                                   6

6............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 6

7............ Exclusion of certain State and Territory laws...................................... 6

8............ What are workplace relations matters.................................................. 7

9............ What is an unfairness ground.............................................................. 9

10.......... Regulations may specify laws that are intended to be excluded......... 10

Part 3--Unfair contracts                                                                                                 11

11.......... Application of Part............................................................................ 11

12.......... Court may review services contract................................................... 11

13.......... Limitation on applications for review of services contracts--prescribed circumstances           12

14.......... Limitation on applications for review of services contracts--other proceedings in progress    12

15.......... Powers of Court................................................................................ 13

16.......... Orders that Court may make............................................................. 14

17.......... Costs only where proceeding instituted vexatiously.......................... 15

Part 5--Transitional provisions                                                                                  16

Division 1--State and Territory laws other than unfair contracts laws               16

31.......... Definitions........................................................................................ 16

32.......... Continuation contracts and related continuation contracts................. 17

33.......... Reform opt-in agreement................................................................... 18

34.......... Prohibited conduct in relation to reform opt-in agreements............... 19

35.......... Continued application of the State or Territory contractor laws to certain services contracts    20

36.......... How section 35 applies if there is a transfer of business................... 23

37.......... Application of the State or Territory contractor laws in relation to pre-reform commencement matters not affected by exclusion provisions......................................................................... 24

Division 2--Unfair contracts laws                                                                       25

38.......... Definition.......................................................................................... 25

39.......... New applications relating to unfair contracts..................................... 25

40.......... Applications under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 in progress at the reform commencement            25

41.......... Applications under an excluded State or Territory law in progress at the reform commencement            25

Part 6--Regulations                                                                                                            27

42.......... Regulations may make provision for transitional matters.................. 27

43.......... Power to make regulations................................................................ 27

Endnotes                                                                                                                                    28

Endnote 1--About the endnotes                                                                            28

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key                                                                                30

Endnote 3--Legislation history                                                                             31

Endnote 4--Amendment history                                                                           33

Endnote 5--Editorial changes                                                                               34

  

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

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.

 

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Independent Contractors Act 2006	162, 2006	11 Dec 2006	s 3-43: 1 Mar 2007 (s 2(1) item 2 and F2007L00412) Remainder: 11 Dec 2006 (s 2(1) item 1)
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009	54, 2009	25 June 2009	Sch 14: 1 July 2009 (s 2(1) item 37)	Sch 14 (item 11)
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Sch 2 (item 698) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 5, 12)	Sch 3 (items 10, 11)
Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments) Act 2013	13, 2013	14 Mar 2013	Sch 1 (items 321, 322) and Sch 2 (item 2): 12 Apr 2013 (s 2(1) items 2, 3)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2014	31, 2014	27 May 2014	Sch 8 (item 20): 24 June 2014 (s 2(1) item 9)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 302): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016	33, 2016	23 Mar 2016	Sch 5 (item 68): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Act 2018	78, 2018	24 Aug 2018	Sch 2 (item 17): 25 Aug 2018 (s 2(1) item 5)	--
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021	13, 2021	1 Mar 2021	Sch 2 (items 468-471): 1 Sept 2021 (s 2(1) item 5)	--

 

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
s 4........................................	am No 54, 2009; No 13, 2013; No 31, 2014; No 13, 2021
s 5A.....................................	ad No 33, 2016
Part 2
s 6........................................	am No 54, 2009
s 8........................................	am No 54, 2009
s 9........................................	am No 54, 2009
Part 3
s 12......................................	am No 13, 2013; No 13, 2021
s 15......................................	am No 13, 2013; No 13, 2021
s 16......................................	am No 13, 2013; No 13, 2021
Part 5
Division 1
s 34......................................	am No 54, 2009
s 35......................................	ed C9
Part 6
s 42......................................	am No 46, 2011; No 126, 2015; No 78, 2018

 

Endnote 5--Editorial changes

In preparing this compilation for registration, the following kinds of editorial change(s) were made under the Legislation Act 2003.

Subsection 35(3) and paragraph 35(7)(a)

Kind of editorial change

Changes to spelling

Details of editorial change

Subsection 35(3) and paragraph 35(7)(a) refer to "contactor" rather than "contractor".

This compilation was editorially changed to omit the word "contactor" and substitute the word "contractor" in subsection 35(3) and paragraph 35(7)(a) to correct the spelling.