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Fair Work Act 2009
15RMeaning of road transport business
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15R Meaning of road transport business
15RA Meanings of road transport contractual chain and in a road transport contractual chain
15RB Meaning of a road transport employee‑like worker
15S Meaning of road transport industry
Division 4—Other definitions
16 Meaning of base rate of pay
17 Meaning of child of a person
17A Meaning of directly and indirectly (in relation to TCF work)
18 Meaning of full rate of pay
19 Meaning of industrial action
19A Meaning of industrial action: regulated workers
20 Meaning of ordinary hours of work for award/agreement free employees
21 Meaning of pieceworker
22 Meanings of service and continuous service
23 Meaning of small business employer
23A Terms relating to superannuation
23B Meaning of general building and construction work
Part 1‑3—Application of this Act
24 Guide to this Part
25 Meanings of employee and employer
Division 2—Interaction with State and Territory laws
26 Act excludes State or Territory industrial laws
27 State and Territory laws that are not excluded by section 26
28 Act excludes prescribed State and Territory laws
29 Interaction of modern awards and enterprise agreements with State and Territory laws
30 Act may exclude State and Territory laws etc. in other cases
Division 2A—Application of this Act in States that refer matters before 1 July 2009
30A Meaning of terms used in this Division
30B Meaning of referring State
30C Extended meaning of national system employee
30D Extended meaning of national system employer
30E Extended ordinary meanings of employee and employer
30F Extended meaning of outworker entity
30G General protections
30H Division only has effect if supported by reference
Division 2B—Application of this Act in States that refer matters after 1 July 2009 but on or before 1 January 2010
30K Meaning of terms used in this Division
30L Meaning of referring State
30M Extended meaning of national system employee
30N Extended meaning of national system employer
30P Extended ordinary meanings of employee and employer
30Q Extended meaning of outworker entity
30R General protections
30S Division only has effect if supported by reference
Division 3—Geographical application of this Act
31 Exclusion of persons etc. insufficiently connected with Australia
32 Regulations may modify application of this Act in certain parts of Australia
32A Rules may modify application of this Act in Norfolk Island
33 Extension of this Act to the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf
34 Extension of this Act beyond the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf
35 Meanings of Australian employer and Australian‑based employee
35A Regulations excluding application of Act
36 Geographical application of offences
Division 4—Miscellaneous
37 Act binds Crown
38 Act not to apply so as to exceed Commonwealth power
39 Acquisition of property
40 Interaction between fair work instruments and public sector employment laws
40A Application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901
40B Effect of the Migration Act 1958
Part 1‑4—Road transport industry objective and advisory group
Division 1—Guide to this Part
40C Guide to this Part
Division 2—The road transport objective
40D The road transport objective
Division 3—Road Transport Advisory Group
40E Establishment of Road Transport Advisory Group
40F Membership of Road Transport Advisory Group
40G Road Transport Advisory Group subcommittees
Chapter 2—Terms and conditions of employment
Part 2‑1—Core provisions for this Chapter
41 Guide to this Part
42 Meanings of employee and employer
Division 2—Core provisions for this Chapter
Subdivision A—Terms and conditions of employment provided under this Act