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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.7Who is an employer
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### sec.7 Who is an employer
An employer is a person who—
is not a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act ; and
employs, or usually employs, 1 or more individuals.
Also, employer includes the following persons—
for chapter 2 , part 3 , divisions 9 , 11 and 12 , a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act , section 14 , including a national system employer mentioned in section 30N of that Act;
a person for whose calling or business an outworker works;
for a proceeding for an offence or for payment or recovery of amounts—a former employer;
a person declared to be an employer under section 465 .
(sec.7-ssec.1) An employer is a person who— is not a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act ; and employs, or usually employs, 1 or more individuals.
(sec.7-ssec.2) Also, employer includes the following persons— for chapter 2 , part 3 , divisions 9 , 11 and 12 , a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act , section 14 , including a national system employer mentioned in section 30N of that Act; a person for whose calling or business an outworker works; for a proceeding for an offence or for payment or recovery of amounts—a former employer; a person declared to be an employer under section 465 .
- (a) is not a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act ; and
- (b) employs, or usually employs, 1 or more individuals.
- (a) for chapter 2 , part 3 , divisions 9 , 11 and 12 , a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act , section 14 , including a national system employer mentioned in section 30N of that Act;
- (b) a person for whose calling or business an outworker works;
- (c) for a proceeding for an offence or for payment or recovery of amounts—a former employer;
- (d) a person declared to be an employer under section 465 .