6Other exemptions from unfair dismissal provisions

#### 6 Other exemptions from unfair dismissal provisions 6 Other exemptions from unfair dismissal provisions > > (1) For the purposes of section 83(2) of the Act, the following classes of employees are exempted from Part 6 of Chapter 2 of the Act— > > > > > (a) employees engaged under a contract of employment for a specified period of less than 6 months, > > > > > (b) employees engaged under a contract of employment for a specific task, > > > > > (c) employees serving a period of probation or qualifying period if— > > > > > > > (i) the period, or the maximum duration of the period, is determined in advance, and > > > > > > > (ii) the period, or the maximum duration of the period, is either— > > > > > > > > > (A) 3 months or less, or > > > > > > > > > (B) if the period, or the maximum duration, is more than 3 months—reasonable, having regard to the nature and circumstances of the employment, > > > > > (d) employees engaged on a casual basis for a short period except employees who— > > > > > > > (i) are engaged by a particular employer on a regular and systematic basis for a sequence of periods of employment during a period of at least 6 months, and > > > > > > > (ii) would, but for the dismissal, have had a reasonable expectation of continuing employment with the employer. > > > (2) This clause applies only with respect to dismissals under contracts of employment entered into on or after 1 October 1997.