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Fair work legislation, regulations & rules

The Fair Work Act, Regulations and Rules make up the main legislation that covers the work done by the Fair Work Commission.

Fair Work Act 2009

Fair Work Regulations 2009

Fair Work Commission Rules 2013

Registered organisations legislation & regulations

The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act and Regulations are the legislation that covers work done by the Regulatory Compliance Branch of the Commission. It relates to the regulation of nationally registered employee and employer organisations.

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Regulations 2017 

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) (Transitional Provisions) Rules 2017

Small Business Fair Dismissal Code

The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code, which came into operation on 1 July 2009, provides information about how small businesses should manage the dismissal of employees.

Related & historical legislation

Fair Work Commission Amendment (Stop Sexual Harassment) Rules 2021

Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act 2021

Fair Work Amendment (Respect at Work) Regulations 2021

Fair Work and Other Legislation Amendment Regulations 2021

Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Regulations 2021

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamations) Act 2020

Fair Work Amendment (Improving Unpaid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies and Other Measures) Act 2020

Fair Work Amendment (Jobkeeper Payments) Regulations 2020

Fair Work Amendment (Variation of Enterprise Agreements No. 2) Regulations 2020

Fair Work Commission Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Rules 2020

Fair Work Amendment (Variation of Enterprise Agreements) Regulations 2020

Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Act 2020 [relates to JobKeeper disputes]

Fair Work Amendment (Right of Entry Identification) Regulations 2019

Fair Work Commission Amendment (Entry Permits and Other Measures) Rules 2019

Fair Work Amendment (Modernising Right of Entry) Regulations 2019

Fair Work Amendment (Casual Loading Offset) Regulations 2018

Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Act 2018

Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2018

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Regulations 2017

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017

Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Regulations 2017

Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Act 2017

Fair Work and Other Legislation Amendment (South Australian Employment Court) Regulations 2017

Fair Work Amendment (Notice of Employee Representational Rights) Regulations 2017

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2016

Fair Work Amendment Act 2015

Fair Work Amendment Act 2013

Fair Work Amendment Act 2012

Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Act 2012

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2012

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2009

Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009

Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2009

Workplace Relations Act 1996

Fair Work (State Declarations) Endorsements

Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2019 (No.1) 23 January 2019
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2018 (No.2) 28 November 2018
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2018 (No.1) 26 June 2018
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2017 (No.1) 6 February 2017
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2016 (No.3) 7 November 2016
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2016 (No.2) 29 January 2016
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2016 (No.1) 29 January 2016
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2015 (No.3) 11 December 2015
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2015 (No.2) 29 November 2015
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2015 (No.1) 9 September 2015
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No.4) 22 September 2014
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No.3) 24 July 2014
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No.2) 16 June 2014
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No.1) 3 June 2014
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2013 (No.3) 12 December 2013
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2013 (No.2) 14 July 2013
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2013 (No.1) 24 June 2013
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2012 (No.3) 18 December 2012
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2012 (No.2) 31 July 2012
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2012 (No.1) 23 July 2012
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2011 (No.1) 1 July 2011
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2010 (No.2) 1 December 2010
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2010 (No.1) 15 July 2010
Fair Work (State Declarations – employers not to be national system employers) Endorsement 2009 1 January 2010

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12 November 2021

 

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