Contents

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

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

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 4

Schedule 1--Default superannuation                                                                        5

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                     5

Schedule 2--Expert Panel                                                                                              17

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   17

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009                                                 25

Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012                                                                     25

Schedule 3--Modern awards                                                                                        26

Part 1--Variation etc. of modern awards                                                         26

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   26

Part 2--Applications to vary etc. modern awards                                        27

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   27

Schedule 4--Enterprise agreements                                                                         28

Part 1--Enterprise agreements covering a single employee                     28

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   28

Part 2--Bargaining representatives                                                                      29

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   29

Part 3--Unlawful terms                                                                                             30

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   30

Part 4--Scope orders                                                                                                   31

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   31

Part 5--Notice of employee representational rights                                    32

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   32

Schedule 5--General protections                                                                               33

Part 1--Time limits for making applications                                                   33

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   33

Part 2--The persons protected by the general protections                       34

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   34

Schedule 6--Unfair dismissal                                                                                       35

Part 1--Time limits for making applications                                                   35

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   35

Part 2--Power to dismiss applications                                                               36

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   36

Part 3--Costs orders against parties                                                                    37

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   37

Part 4--Costs orders against lawyers and paid agents                               38

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   38

Schedule 7--Industrial action                                                                                       39

Part 1--Electronic voting in protected action ballots                                 39

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   39

Part 2--Employees to be balloted in protected action ballots                41

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   41

Part 3--Conducting protected action ballots                                                  42

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   42

Schedule 8--The Fair Work Commission                                                            43

Part 1--Stay orders                                                                                                      43

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   43

Part 2--Conflicts of interest                                                                                    44

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   44

Part 3--Referral of matters to Full Bench etc.                                               45

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   45

Part 4--Appointing acting Commissioners                                                      47

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   47

Part 5--Appointing the General Manager                                                        48

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   48

Part 6--Vice Presidents                                                                                             49

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   49

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009                                                 52

Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012                                                                     53

Part 7--Handling complaints                                                                                  54

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   54

Part 8--Engaging in outside work                                                                       60

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   60

Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012                                                                     61

Schedule 9--Changing the name of Fair Work Australia                          62

Part 1--Amendments to Fair Work legislation                                              62

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   62

Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012                                                             132

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009                                               133

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2012                         149

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009               149

Part 2--Other amendments                                                                                    164

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002                                                             164

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                              164

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992         164

Defence Act 1903                                                                                                     165

Judges' Pensions Act 1968                                                                                    166

Jury Exemption Act 1965                                                                                       166

Legislative Instruments Act 2003                                                                         166

National Health Act 1953                                                                                      166

Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978                                               167

Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993                    167

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006                          167

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010                                                                              168

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973                                                                         168

Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012                                                                   168

Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910                                                 170

Social Security Act 1991                                                                                        171

Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992                                  171

Work Health and Safety Act 2011                                                                        171

Part 3--Contingent amendments                                                                        173

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                 173

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009                                               176

Part 4--Transitional provisions                                                                            177

Schedule 10--Other amendments                                                                            179

Part 1--Costs orders in court proceedings                                                     179

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                 179

Part 2--Technical correction                                                                                 180

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                 180

Schedule 11--Application, transitional and saving provisions               181

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                 181

 

 

 

Fair Work Amendment Act 2012

No. 174, 2012

 

An Act to amend the law relating to workplace relations, and for related purposes

[Assented to 4 December 2012]

 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: