Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2009 (Cth)

Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2009

No. 37, 2009

An Act to amend the law relating to compensation and social security, and for other purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments relating to compensation Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 Schedule 2—Amendments relating to social security Part 1—General amendments Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures for Students) Act 2007 Part 2—Amendments relating to the requirement to apply for job vacancies Division 1—Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent Social Security Act 1991 Division 2—Amendments commencing on 1 July 2009 Social Security Act 1991

Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2009 No. 37, 2009

An Act to amend the law relating to compensation and social security, and for other purposes

[Assented to 3 June 2009]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2009.

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.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3 June 2009 1A. Schedule 1, items 1 and 2 1 July 2009. 1 July 2009 2. Schedule 1, items 3, 4 and 5 13 May 2008. 13 May 2008 2A. Schedule 1, items 6 and 7 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3 June 2009 2B. Schedule 1, items 8 to 13 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 4 June 2009 3. Schedule 2, items 1 to 25 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 4 June 2009 4. Schedule 2, items 26 to 32 1 January 2008. 1 January 2008 5. Schedule 2, items 33 to 41 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 4 June 2009 6. Schedule 2, item 42 Immediately after the commencement of item 18 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures for Students) Act 2007. 28 September 2007 7. Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 1 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 4 June 2009 8. Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 2 1 July 2009. 1 July 2009 However, if the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Act 2009 does not receive the Royal Assent before 1 July 2009, the provision(s) do not commence at all.