Fair Work Amendment Act 2012 (Cth)

Fair Work Amendment Act 2012

No. 174, 2012 as amended

Compilation start date: 28 June 2013

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 89, 2013

About this compilation

The compiled Act

This is a compilation of the Fair Work Amendment Act 2012 as amended and in force on 28 June 2013. It includes any amendment affecting the compiled Act to that date.

This compilation was prepared on 14 August 2013.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending Acts and instruments and the amendment history of each amended provision.

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the compiled Act is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the text of the uncommenced amendment is set out in the endnotes.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for amendments

If the operation of an amendment is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision, the provision is identified in the endnotes.

Modifications

If a provision of the compiled Act is affected by a textual modification that is in force, the text of the modifying provision is set out in the endnotes.

Provisions ceasing to have effect

If a provision of the compiled Act has expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the Act, details of the provision are set out in the endnotes.

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Default superannuation Fair Work Act 2009 Schedule 2—Expert Panel Fair Work Act 2009 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 Schedule 3—Modern awards Part 1—Variation etc. of modern awards Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2—Applications to vary etc. modern awards Fair Work Act 2009 Schedule 4—Enterprise agreements Part 1—Enterprise agreements covering a single employee Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2—Bargaining representatives Fair Work Act 2009 Part 3—Unlawful terms Fair Work Act 2009 Part 4—Scope orders Fair Work Act 2009 Part 5—Notice of employee representational rights Fair Work Act 2009 Schedule 5—General protections Part 1—Time limits for making applications Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2—The persons protected by the general protections Fair Work Act 2009 Schedule 6—Unfair dismissal Part 1—Time limits for making applications Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2—Power to dismiss applications Fair Work Act 2009 Part 3—Costs orders against parties Fair Work Act 2009 Part 4—Costs orders against lawyers and paid agents Fair Work Act 2009 Schedule 7—Industrial action Part 1—Electronic voting in protected action ballots Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2—Employees to be balloted in protected action ballots Fair Work Act 2009 Part 3—Conducting protected action ballots Fair Work Act 2009 Schedule 8—The Fair Work Commission Part 1—Stay orders Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2—Conflicts of interest Fair Work Act 2009 Part 3—Referral of matters to Full Bench etc. Fair Work Act 2009 Part 4—Appointing acting Commissioners Fair Work Act 2009 Part 5—Appointing the General Manager Fair Work Act 2009 Part 6—Vice Presidents Fair Work Act 2009 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 Part 7—Handling complaints Fair Work Act 2009 Part 8—Engaging in outside work Fair Work Act 2009 Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 Schedule 9—Changing the name of Fair Work Australia Part 1—Amendments to Fair Work legislation Fair Work Act 2009 Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2012 Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 Part 2—Other amendments Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992 Defence Act 1903 Judges' Pensions Act 1968 Jury Exemption Act 1965 Legislative Instruments Act 2003 National Health Act 1953 Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978 Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 Social Security Act 1991 Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Part 3—Contingent amendments Fair Work Act 2009 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 Part 4—Transitional provisions Schedule 10—Other amendments Part 1—Costs orders in court proceedings Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2—Technical correction Fair Work Act 2009 Schedule 11—Application, transitional and saving provisions Fair Work Act 2009 Endnotes Endnote 1—Legislation history Endnote 2—Amendment history Endnote 3—Uncommenced amendments [none] Endnote 4—Misdescribed amendments [none] An Act to amend the law relating to workplace relations, and for related purposes