Fair Work Act 2009
536PDRoad transport contractual chain orders
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536PD Road transport contractual chain orders
(1) The FWC may make an order (a road transport contractual chain order) that sets standards for regulated road transport contractors, road transport employee‑like workers and other persons in a road transport contractual chain.
Note 1: The FWC must be constituted by an Expert Panel for the purposes of making a road transport contractual chain order (see subsection 617(10B)).
Note 2: A time‑sensitive road transport contractual chain order is a road transport contractual chain order (see the definition of time‑sensitive road transport contractual chain order in section 12).
(2) A road transport contractual chain order cannot confer rights or impose obligations on a person in the capacity of an employee.
(3) The FWC may make a road transport contractual chain order under this section:
(a) on its own initiative; or
(b) on application under subsection 536PE(1).
(4) The FWC must not make a road transport contractual chain order that covers road transport employee‑like workers unless the FWC considers it appropriate.