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Fair Work Act 2009
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Chapter 1—Introduction
Part 1‑1—Introduction
Division 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Division 2—Object of this Act
3 Object of this Act
Division 3—Guide to this Act
4 Guide to this Act
5 Terms and conditions of employment (Chapter 2)
6 Rights and responsibilities of employees, employers, organisations etc. (Chapter 3)
6A Rights and responsibilities of regulated workers, regulated businesses, organisations etc. (Chapter 3A)
6B Rights and responsibilities of persons in a road transport contractual chain
7 Compliance and enforcement (Chapter 4)
8 Administration (Chapter 5)
9 Miscellaneous (Chapter 6)
9A Application, transitional and saving provisions for amendments (Schedules)
Part 1‑2—Definitions
10 Guide to this Part
11 Meanings of employee and employer
Division 2—The Dictionary
12 The Dictionary
Division 3—Definitions relating to the meanings of employee, employer etc.
13 Meaning of national system employee
14 Meaning of national system employer
14A Transitional matters relating to employers etc. becoming, or ceasing to be, national system employers etc.
15 Ordinary meanings of employee and employer
15AA Determining the ordinary meanings of employee and employer
15AB Individual may elect that section 15AA does not apply
15AC Effect of an opt out notice
15AD Opt out notice may be revoked by an individual
15A Meaning of casual employee
Division 3A—Definitions relating to regulated workers and persons in a road transport contractual chain
15B Meaning of collective agreement
15C Meaning of contractor high income threshold
15D Meaning of minimum standards guidelines
15E Meaning of minimum standards order
15F Meaning of regulated business
15G Meaning of regulated worker
15H Meaning of services contract
15J Prospective regulated workers
15K Effect of Chapter in determining whether a person is an employee or an employer
15KA Specific provision about the effect of certain provisions in determining whether a person is an employee or an employer
Subdivision B—Digital platform work
15L Meaning of digital labour platform
15M Meaning of digital labour platform operator
15N Meaning of digital platform work
15P Meaning of employee‑like worker
Subdivision C—Road transport industry