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### 47AA Purpose and application of Division
> [*\[Section 47AA of Part III Inserted by No. 74 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:15 Feb 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-02-15/act-2005-074#GS8@EN)
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> > (1) The purpose of this Division is to establish a safety net of fair minimum conditions of employment.
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> > (2) The Commission may make an award or approve an agreement in excess of the minimum conditions prescribed by this Division, but must not make an award or approve an agreement that is less than those minimum conditions.
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> > (3) This Division does not apply in respect of a person granted an authority to work under [section 79](#GS79@EN) or [81](#GS81@EN) or in respect of whom an order is made under section [80](#GS80@EN) .