TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title Preamble PART 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement PART 2 -- Industrial Relations Act 1979 amended Division 1 -- Preliminary 3. Act amended Division 2 -- Amendments commencing on 31 January 2025 4. Section 6 amended 5. Section 7 amended 6. Sections 7A and 7B inserted 7A. Determining whether individual is employee or person is employer 1 8. Section 16 amended 9. Section 22A deleted 10. Section 23 amended 11. Section 24A inserted 12. Section 26 amended 13. Section 29 amended 14. Section 29C inserted 15. Section 31 amended 16. Section 33A inserted 17. Part II Division 2AA inserted Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary Subdivision 2 -- Certain industrial matters relating to government officers Subdivision 3 -- Provisions related to certain substandard performance or disciplinary decisions or findings 18. Section 37D amended 19. Section 44 amended 20. Section 45 inserted 21. Section 48 deleted 22. Section 49 amended 23. Section 49D amended 24. Section 49DA amended 25. Part II Division 2G Subdivision 1 heading inserted 26. Section 49G replaced 27. Part II Division 2G Subdivision 2 heading inserted 28. Section 49I amended 29. Section 49J deleted 30. Section 49L amended 31. Section 49M amended 32. Sections 49N and 49O deleted 33. Part II Division 2G Subdivisions 3 to 5 inserted Subdivision 4 -- Imposing or changing conditions, suspending or revoking right of entry permit Subdivision 5 -- Miscellaneous 34. Section 50A amended 35. Part II Division 3AA heading replaced Division 3AA -- Bullying at work and sexual harassment in connection with work 36. Part II Division 3AA Subdivision 1 heading inserted Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary 37. Section 51BF amended 38. Section 51BH amended 39. Sections 51BI to 51BN deleted 40. Part II Division 3AA Subdivisions 2 and 3 inserted Subdivision 2 -- Bullying at work Subdivision 3 -- Sexual harassment in connection with work 41. Part II Division 3A heading amended 42. Section 51C replaced 43. Part II Division 3A Subdivision 2 inserted 44. Section 51I amended 45. Part II Division 3A Subdivision 4 heading deleted 46. Section 51J amended 47. Section 51K amended 48. Section 51L amended 49. Section 51M amended 50. Part II Division 4 heading amended 51. Section 53 amended 52. Section 54 amended 53. Sections 64A to 64D deleted 54. Section 72A amended 55. Section 72B amended 56. Section 80BH amended 57. Part IIA deleted 58. Section 80ZH amended 59. Sections 81A and 81AA replaced 60. Section 81CA amended 61. Section 81CAA inserted 62. Section 81CB amended 63. Section 81F amended 64. Section 81G amended 65. Section 82A amended 66. Section 83 amended 67. Section 83E amended 68. Section 83EA amended 69. Section 83EB amended 70. Section 84A amended 71. Section 84C amended 72. Section 84F amended 73. Section 84H amended 74. Section 84M amended 75. Section 84Q amended 76. Section 84T amended 77. Section 84V amended 78. Section 96 amended 79. Section 96A amended 80. Section 97U amended 81. Section 97VS amended 82. Section 98 amended 83. Section 100 inserted 84. Section 107 amended 85. Section 113 amended 86. Part 8 heading and Part 8 Division 1 heading inserted 87. Part 8 Division 2 heading inserted 88. Part 8 Division 3 inserted 89. Schedule 1 amended 90. Schedule 3 amended 91. Various references to “Mines and Metals Association” deleted 92. Various references to “relevant industrial authority” and “authority” amended 93. Section 7 amended 94. Section 23 amended 95. Section 29 amended 96. Section 31 amended 97. Section 36AA amended 98. Section 36AC amended 99. Part II Division 2AA Subdivision 4 inserted Subdivision 4 -- Breach of public sector standards claims 100. Section 42B amended 101. Part 6C inserted 102. Section 97UJ amended 103. Section 112A deleted 104. Sections 129 and 130 inserted PART 3 -- Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 amended 105. Act amended 106. Section 2A inserted 107. Section 3 amended 108. Section 5 amended 109. Section 6 amended 110. Section 6A inserted 111. Section 7 amended 112. Section 8 amended 113. Section 11 amended 114. Section 13 amended 115. Section 15 amended 116. Section 17BA amended 117. Section 17C amended 118. Section 17D amended 119. Section 17E amended 120. Note for Part 4 inserted 121. Section 18 replaced 122. Section 20 replaced 123. Section 21 amended 124. Part 4 Division 3 replaced 125. Heading to Part 4 Division 4 replaced 126. Section 27 amended 127. Section 27A inserted 128. Section 28 amended 129. Sections 30 and 31 replaced 130. Part 4 Division 6 deleted 131. Note for Part 4 Division 7 heading inserted 132. Section 39A replaced 133. Part 4A inserted PART 4A -- Flexible working arrangement requests Division 1 -- Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended 134. Act amended 135. Section 83B inserted Division 2 -- Health Services Act 2016 amended 136. Act amended 137. Section 160 replaced 138. Section 163 amended 139. Section 165 amended 140. Section 166 amended 141. Part 11 Division 4 replaced 142. Section 174 amended 143. Section 174A inserted Division 3 -- Long Service Leave Act 1958 amended 144. Act amended 145. Section 4 amended 146. Section 11 amended Division 4 -- Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended 147. Act amended 148. Section 29 amended 149. Section 75A inserted 150. Section 76 amended 151. Section 78 replaced 152. Section 80A amended 153. Section 95 amended 154. Schedule 1 amended 155. Various references to “section 94” in relation to breaches of discipline amended Division 5 -- Other consequential amendments 156. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended 157. Gold Corporation Act 1987 amended 158. Owner-Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) Act 2007 amended 159. University of Notre Dame Australia Act 1989 amended 160. Work Health and Safety Act 2020 amended[Assented to 13 November 2024]