{"id":"F2009L02563","name":"Fair Work Act 2009 - Proclamation (29/06/2009)","slug":"fair-work-act-2009-proclamation-29-06-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79519,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02563-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fair Work Act 2009 - Proclamation (29/06/2009)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nFair Work Act 2009\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under items 3 and 5 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Fair Work Act 2009:\n\n(a) fix 1 July 2009 as the day on which sections 41 to 43, 50 to 54, 58, 169 to 281A, 300 to 327, 332, 333, 334 to 572, 719 to 740 and 769 to 800 of that Act commence; and\n\n(b) fix 1 January 2010 as the day on which sections 44 to 49, 55 to 57A, 59 to 168, 282 to 299, 328 to 331, 333A and 741 to 768 of that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 29 June 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nMark Arbib\n\nMinister for Employment Participation\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3059},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation operates strictly within the authority granted by section 2(1) of the Fair Work Act 2009, fixing commencement dates as authorised. It does not expand or alter the substantive scope of the legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Requires cross-referencing 32 separate section ranges to the Fair Work Act 2009 to determine what is commencing","Technical statutory mechanism (commencement by proclamation under subsection 2(1)) unfamiliar to general readers","Uses legislative shorthand (e.g., 'items 3 and 5 of the table') requiring navigation of parent Act structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation is the commencement order that turns the Fair Work Act 2009 into enforceable law. It brings the Act into force in two stages—most core protections, awards, enterprise agreements and unfair dismissal rules from 1 July 2009, with remaining procedural and compliance provisions from 1 January 2010.\n\nIt matters because it gives employers, unions, employees and government agencies the legal timetable to prepare for and comply with the new national workplace framework."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fair-work-act-2009-proclamation-29-06-2009","history":"/api/acts/fair-work-act-2009-proclamation-29-06-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fair-work-act-2009-proclamation-29-06-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fair-work-act-2009-proclamation-29-06-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fair-work-act-2009-proclamation-29-06-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fair-work-act-2009-proclamation-29-06-2009/documents"}}