10Declaration about industrial relations status of Regulator

10 Declaration about industrial relations status of Regulator

(1)  It is declared that –

(a) the Regulator is not a public sector employer for the purposes of the Industrial Relations (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009 ; and

(b) it is the intention of Parliament that the Regulator be a national system employer for the purposes of the Fair Work Act 2009 of the Commonwealth.

(2)  Nothing in any Act, whether made before or after this Act comes into force, is to be taken to prevent the Regulator from being a national system employer for the purposes of the Fair Work Act 2009 of the Commonwealth.