Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022 (Cth)

Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022

No. 50, 2022

An Act to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 to provide for paid family and domestic violence leave, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules 4 Review of this Act Schedule 1—Main amendments Fair Work Act 2009 Schedule 2—Amendments relating to ILO Convention (No. 190) Fair Work Act 2009

Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022 No. 50, 2022

An Act to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 to provide for paid family and domestic violence leave, and for related purposes

[Assented to 9 November 2022]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act is the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022.

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 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 4 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 9 November 2022 2. Schedule 1 1 February 2023. 1 February 2023 3. Schedule 2 The day the ILO Convention (No. 190) concerning Violence and Harassment, done at Geneva on 21 June 2019, comes into force for Australia. 9 June 2024 However, the provisions do not commence at all if the Convention does not come into force for Australia on or before 1 February 2025. (F2023N00575) The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Convention comes into force for Australia, if that day is on or before 1 February 2025.