Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Act 2006 (Cth)

Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Act 2006

Act No. 163 of 2006 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 15 July 2008

[This Act was amended by Act No. 73 of 2008]

Amendments from Act No. 73 of 2008

[Schedule 2 (items 27 and 28) amended item 7 of Schedule 4 Schedule 2 (items 27 and 28) commenced immediately after 12 December 2006]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Sham arrangements

Part 1—General provisions Workplace Relations Act 1996

Part 2—Provision relating to Victoria Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 2—Consequential amendments and transitional provisions

Part 1—Consequential amendments and transitional provisions relating to TCF outworkers Workplace Relations Act 1996

Part 2—Consequential amendments relating to unfair contracts Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 Workplace Relations Act 1996

Part 3—Consequential amendments relating to building contractors Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005

Schedule 3—Amendments relating to protecting redundancy entitlements Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 4—Amendments relating to stand downs Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 5—Amendments relating to the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard Workplace Relations Act 1996

Schedule 6—Other amendments Workplace Relations Act 1996 Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 An Act to amend the Workplace Relations Act 1996, and for related purposes

[Assented to 11 December 2006]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Act 2006.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.