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### sec.957 Definitions for part
In this part—
declared employee means a person employed by a declared employer.
declared employer means an employer declared not to be a national system employer under section 955 (2) .
federal industrial authority means—
the Australian Industrial Relations Commission under the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; or
FWC.
national fair work legislation means—
the Commonwealth Fair Work Act ; or
the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cwlth) .
new State instrument , for a particular employer, means the industrial instrument taken to exist on the relevant day under section 960 in relation to the employees of the employer.
old federal instrument , for a particular employer, means the federal industrial instrument mentioned in section 960 as applying to or purporting to apply to the employees of the employer immediately before the relevant day.
relevant day means—
for the Brisbane City Council and employees of the Brisbane City Council—the day fixed under section 956 for the declaration under section 954 ; or
for a declared employer and employees of the declared employer—the day fixed under section 956 for the declaration under section 955 (2) that the employer is not to be a national system employer.
terms includes conditions, restrictions and other provisions.
- (a) the Australian Industrial Relations Commission under the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; or
- (b) FWC.
- (a) the Commonwealth Fair Work Act ; or
- (b) the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cwlth) .
- (a) for the Brisbane City Council and employees of the Brisbane City Council—the day fixed under section 956 for the declaration under section 954 ; or
- (b) for a declared employer and employees of the declared employer—the day fixed under section 956 for the declaration under section 955 (2) that the employer is not to be a national system employer.