Fair Work (Representation) Regulations 2024 (SA)

South Australia Fair Work (Representation) Regulations 2024 under the Fair Work Act 1994

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation Part 2—Registered agents 4 Register 5 Qualifications and experience 6 Application for registration 7 Disqualification 8 Person ceasing to be recognised advocate 9 Code of conduct 10 Payment of fees 11 Penalty Schedule 1—Application for registration as agent (not being a recognised advocate) Schedule 2—Code of conduct to be observed by registered agents Part 1——Duties to the community 1 Trust money 2 Trust accounts to be audited 3 Filing of auditor's certificate 4 Removal of agent's name from register Part 2—Duties to clients 5 Agent to act on client's instructions 6 Agent must advise client of basis for calculating charges 7 Confidentiality 8 Disclosure of interest 9 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest 10 Agent may act for more than 1 party 11 Agent to work in timely fashion 12 Agent to apprise client of developments 13 Agent must not give advice to advance illegal purpose 14 Agent may decline to act in certain circumstances 15 Agent to assist new agent after termination of instructions Part 3—Duties to SAET 16 Agent must not make untruthful statement 17 Agent must distinguish between statements of fact and statements based on instructions 18 Imputations against character prohibited 19 Duty to guard against becoming conduit for certain questions 20 Undertaking must be carried out 21 Duty relating to discovery of documents Part 4—Duties to others 22 Agent not to communicate with another's client without permission 23 Observation of party allowed Schedule 3—Repeal of Fair Work (Representation) Regulations 2009 Legislative history

Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the Fair Work (Representation) Regulations 2024. 2—Commencement These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made. 3—Interpretation In these regulations— Act means the Fair Work Act 1994; business day means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday; recognised advocate means— (a) a person who is an officer or employee of an association and whose registration as a registered agent under the Act is supported by that association; or (b) a person whose registration as a registered agent under the Act is supported by an employer of public employees.