sec.963References in new State instruments to provisions of Commonwealth laws

### sec.963 References in new State instruments to provisions of Commonwealth laws If a term of a new State instrument is expressed to refer to a provision of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act or the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) , from the relevant day the term is taken to refer instead to the corresponding provision of this Act. This section has effect subject to— a contrary intention in this Act; and a regulation. In this section— corresponding provision of this Act , to a provision of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act or the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) , means— if paragraph (b) does not apply—a provision of this Act that is of similar effect to the provision of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act or the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; or a provision of this Act declared by regulation to be a corresponding provision. (sec.963-ssec.1) If a term of a new State instrument is expressed to refer to a provision of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act or the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) , from the relevant day the term is taken to refer instead to the corresponding provision of this Act. (sec.963-ssec.2) This section has effect subject to— a contrary intention in this Act; and a regulation. (sec.963-ssec.3) In this section— corresponding provision of this Act , to a provision of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act or the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) , means— if paragraph (b) does not apply—a provision of this Act that is of similar effect to the provision of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act or the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; or a provision of this Act declared by regulation to be a corresponding provision. - (a) a contrary intention in this Act; and - (b) a regulation. - (a) if paragraph (b) does not apply—a provision of this Act that is of similar effect to the provision of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act or the repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; or - (b) a provision of this Act declared by regulation to be a corresponding provision.