© 2026 Zoe. All rights reserved.
Zoe is a legal information platform. Always consult the Federal Register of Legislation for authoritative text.
Fair Work (Norfolk Island) Rule 2016
Start here
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Fair Work (Norfolk Island) Rule 2016.
Despite sections 338 and 339, this Part does not apply to action taken in Norfolk Island by or in relation to: (a) an employer of a Queensland public sector employee that would be a national system employer but for subsection 14(9); or (b) an individual so far as he or she is employed, or usually employed, by an employer mentioned in paragraph (a).
11 Subsection 539(2) (after table item 5)
Insert:
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" style="width:343.5pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Part</span><span> </span><span>2</span><span>‑</span><span>3—Modern awards</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:21.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5A</span></p></td><td style="width:56pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>section</span><span> </span><span>168Q</span></p></td><td style="width:88.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) an employee;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) an employee organisation;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) an inspector</span></p></td><td style="width:87.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the Federal Court;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the Federal Circuit Court;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) an eligible State or Territory court</span></p></td><td style="width:47pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Nil</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
12 After paragraph 541(3)(b)
Insert:
(ba) a term or provision of a take‑home pay order made under section 168N;
13 After subsection 545(5)
Insert:
Court cannot order civil penalty for contravention of take‑home pay order made under section 168N (6) A court cannot make an order under this section that: (a) relates to a contravention or proposed contravention of section 168Q (which deals with compliance with a take‑home pay order made under section 168N, which is about avoiding reductions in take‑home pay from modern awards applying to Norfolk Island employment); and (b) amounts to a civil penalty.
14 After subsection 546(5)
Insert:
Court cannot make pecuniary penalty order for contravention of take‑home pay order made under section 168N (6) A court cannot make a pecuniary penalty order for a contravention of section 168Q (which deals with compliance with a take‑home pay order made under section 168N, which is about avoiding reductions in take‑home pay from modern awards applying to Norfolk Island employment).
15 At the end of section 789FD
Add:
(4) Paragraph (3)(b) does not apply to a business or undertaking conducted in Norfolk Island by an employer of a Queensland public sector employee.
Note: This does not prevent Part 6‑4B applying in relation to a business or undertaking conducted by an employer of a Queensland public sector employee that is a constitutional corporation: see subparagraph (3)(a)(i).