Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAIR WORK ACT 2009 - SECT 8

             (1)  Chapter 5 provides for the administration of this Act by establishing Fair Work Australia and the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman.

             (2)  Part 5-1 is about FWA. It:

                     (a)  establishes and confers functions on FWA; and

                     (b)  sets out how matters before FWA are to be conducted (for example, how FWA is to deal with applications made to it).

             (3)  Part 5-2 is about the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman. It:

                     (a)  establishes and confers functions on the Fair Work Ombudsman; and

                     (b)  confers functions and powers on Fair Work Inspectors.