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FAIR WORK ACT 1994 - NOTES

Legislative history

Formerly

Industrial and Employee Relations Act 1994

Notes

• This version is comprised of the following:

Chapter 1

1.2.2010

Chapter 2

1.2.2010

Chapter 3

1.2.2010

Chapter 4

1.1.2010

Chapter 5

1.1.2010

Chapter 6

1.2.2010

Schedules

1.1.2010

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Fair Work Act 1994 repealed the following:

Industrial Relations Act (S.A.)

Industrial Relations Advisory Council Act 1983

Legislation amended by principal Act

The Fair Work Act 1994 amended the following:

Courts Administration Act 1993

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1994

52

Industrial and Employee Relations Act 1994

16.6.1994

8.8.1994 except Sch 1 (s 3)—1.11.1994 (Gazette 4.8.1994 p328)

1995

39

Public Sector Management Act 1995

4.5.1995

17.7.1995 (Gazette 13.7.1995 p54)

1995

67

Industrial and Employee Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 1995

17.8.1995

31.8.1995 (Gazette 24.8.1995 p498)

1995

84

Statutes Amendment (Courts) Act 1995

30.11.1995

21.12.1995 (Gazette 21.12.1995 p1759)

1996

57

Industrial and Employee Relations (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1996

8.8.1996

8.8.1996

1996

74

Industrial and Employee Relations (President's powers) Amendment Act 1996

14.11.1996

14.11.1996 except s 2—8.8.1994: s 2

1996

86

Industrial and Employee Relations (Transitional Arrangements) Amendment Act 1996

12.12.1996

12.12.1996

1997

48

Industrial and Employee Relations (Registered Associations) Amendment Act 1997

31.7.1997

31.7.1997

1997

68

Industrial and Employee Relations (Harmonisation) Amendment Act 1997

21.8.1997

4.9.1997 (Gazette 21.8.1997 p408)

1998

10

Industrial and Employee Relations (Disclosure of Information) Amendment Act 1998

2.4.1998

2.4.1998

1999

33

Financial Sector Reform (South Australia) Act 1999

17.6.1999

Sch (item 30)—1.7.1999 being the date specified under s 3(16) of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 of the Commonwealth as the transfer date for the purposes of that Act.

2003

36

Statutes Amendment (Honesty and Accountability in Government) Act 2003

31.7.2003

Pt 3 (ss 6 & 7)—29.4.2004 (Gazette 29.4.2004 p1173)

2005

3

Industrial Law Reform (Fair Work) Act 2005

31.3.2005

Pt 2 (ss 4—80) & Sch 1—16.5.2005 (Gazette 28.4.2005 p1073)

2006

17

Statutes Amendment (New Rules of Civil Procedure) Act 2006

6.7.2006

Pt 33 (ss 121—125)—4.9.2006 (Gazette 17.8.2006 p2831)

2006

41

Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Employment) Act 2006

14.12.2006

Pt 11 (s 45)—1.4.2007 (Gazette 29.3.2007 p930)

2006

43

Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006

14.12.2006

Pt 34 (ss 98—102)—1.6.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1352)

2008

30

Training and Skills Development Act 2008

10.7.2008

Sch 2 (cll 2—9)—1.9.2008 (Gazette 24.7.2008 p3465)

2009

58

Statutes Amendment (National Industrial Relations System) Act 2009

26.11.2009

Pt 4 (ss 7—30) & Sch 1—1.1.2010 (Gazette 17.12.2009 p6351)

2009

84

Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

10.12.2009

Pt 61 (ss 125—137)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Ch 1



s 1

substituted by 3/2005 s 4

16.5.2005

s 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

29.4.2004

s 3



s 3(1)

s 3 amended by 68/1997 s 3

4.9.1997


s 3 amended and redesignated as s 3(1) by 3/2005 s 5(1)—(5)

16.5.2005


amended by 58/2009 s 7

1.1.2010

s 3(2)

inserted by 3/2005 s 5(5)

16.5.2005

s 4



s 4(1)



apprentice

substituted by 3/2005 s 6(1)

16.5.2005


amended by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 2

1.9.2008

association

amended by 58/2009 s 8(1)

1.1.2010

child

inserted by 3/2005 s 6(2)

16.5.2005

Commission

substituted by 3/2005 s 6(3)

16.5.2005

Commonwealth Act

substituted by 68/1997 s 4(a)

4.9.1997


substituted by 58/2009 s 8(2)

1.1.2010

Commonwealth Commission

deleted by 58/2009 s 8(3)

1.1.2010

Commonwealth (Registered Organisations) Act

inserted by 58/2009 s 8(2)

1.1.2010

contract of employment

amended by 68/1997 s 4(b)

4.9.1997

domestic partner

inserted by 43/2006 s 98(1)

1.6.2007

employer

amended by 39/1995 Sch 5

17.7.1995

enterprise agreement

amended by 67/1995 s 3(a)

31.8.1995


amended by 3/2005 s 6(4)

16.5.2005

Fair Work Australia

inserted by 58/2009 s 8(4)

1.1.2010

family

inserted by 3/2005 s 6(5)

16.5.2005


amended by 43/2006 s 98(2)

1.6.2007

(indexed)

inserted by 67/1995 s 3(b)

31.8.1995

industrial authority

amended by 58/2009 s 8(5)

1.1.2010

industrial instrument

inserted by 68/1997 s 4(c)

4.9.1997


amended by 58/2009 s 8(6)

1.1.2010

industrial matter

amended by 3/2005 s 6(6)—(8)

16.5.2005

Industrial Registrar or Registrar

amended by 58/2009 s 8(7)

1.1.2010

junior

amended by 3/2005 s 6(9)

16.5.2005

organisation

amended by 58/2009 s 8(8)

1.1.2010

peak entity

inserted by 3/2005 s 6(10)

16.5.2005

public employee

amended by 36/2003 s 6

29.4.2004


amended by 84/2009 s 125

1.2.2010

spouse

inserted by 43/2006 s 98(3)

1.6.2007

taxi

inserted by 68/1997 s 4(d)

4.9.1997

trainee

deleted by 3/2005 s 6(11)

16.5.2005

workplace

inserted by 3/2005 s 6(11)

16.5.2005

s 4(2)

deleted by 3/2005 s 6(12)

16.5.2005

s 4(3)

amended by 3/2005 s 6(13)

16.5.2005

s 4(4)

inserted by 67/1995 s 3(c)

31.8.1995

s 4(5)

inserted by 3/2005 s 6(14)

16.5.2005

s 5



s 5(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 7(1)—(3)

16.5.2005

s 5(3)

substituted by 3/2005 s 7(4)

16.5.2005

s 5(4) and (5)

inserted by 3/2005 s 7(4)

16.5.2005

s 6

amended by 43/2006 s 99

1.6.2007

Ch 2



Ch 2 Pt 2



Ch 2 Pt 2 Div 2



s 12

amended by 3/2005 s 8(1), (2)

16.5.2005

s 15A

inserted by 3/2005 s 9

16.5.2005

Ch 2 Pt 2 Div 4

amended by 84/1995 ss 10, 11

21.12.1995


substituted by 57/1996 s 2

8.8.1996

Ch 2 Pt 3



Ch 2 Pt 3 Div 2

deleted by 3/2005 s 10

16.5.2005

Ch 2 Pt 3 Div 3



s 26

amended by 3/2005 s 11

16.5.2005


amended by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 3(1), (2)

1.9.2008

Ch 2 Pt 3 Div 4



s 29



s 29(2)

amended by 84/2009 s 126

1.2.2010

s 29(4a) and (4b)

inserted by 58/2009 s 9(1)

1.1.2010

s 29(6)

inserted by 58/2009 s 9(2)

1.1.2010

s 30



s 30(2)

amended by 84/2009 s 127

1.2.2010

s 32

substituted by 3/2005 s 12

16.5.2005

s 33



s 33(5)

amended by 3/2005 s 13

16.5.2005

Ch 2 Pt 3 Div 5



s 34



s 34(2)

amended by 84/2009 s 128

1.2.2010

s 34(3)

substituted by 3/2005 s 14

16.5.2005

s 34(4) and (5)

deleted by 3/2005 s 14

16.5.2005

s 35

substituted by 3/2005 s 15

16.5.2005

s 36



s 36(1)

amended by 36/2003 s 7

29.4.2004


amended by 84/2009 s 129

1.2.2010

s 36(4)

amended by 3/2005 s 16

16.5.2005

s 36A

inserted by 74/1996 s 2(1)

8.8.1994

Ch 2 Pt 3 Div 6



s 37



s 37(3a)

inserted by 58/2009 s 10

1.1.2010

Ch 2 Pt 3 Div 7



s 39



s 39(4)

substituted by 68/1997 s 5

4.9.1997


deleted by 3/2005 s 17

16.5.2005

s 40



s 40(1)

amended by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 4(1)

1.9.2008

s 40(2)

substituted by 68/1997 s 6

4.9.1997


deleted by 3/2005 s 18

16.5.2005


inserted by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 4(2)

1.9.2008

Ch 2 Pt 4 Div 3



s 44

amended by 41/2006 s 45

1.4.2007

Ch 2 Pt 4 Div 3A

inserted by 3/2005 s 19

16.5.2005

Ch 2 Pt 5 Div 2



s 51



s 51(1)

amended by 84/2009 s 130

1.2.2010

s 52



s 52(5)

amended by 84/2009 s 131

1.2.2010

s 53

amended by 84/2009 s 132

1.2.2010

Ch 2 Pt 5 Div 3



s 55



s 55(3)

amended by 84/2009 s 133

1.2.2010

s 55A

inserted by 84/2009 s 134

1.2.2010

Ch 2 Pt 6 Div 1



s 58



s 58(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 20

16.5.2005

s 58(2)

amended by 84/2009 s 135

1.2.2010

s 62



s 62(4)

inserted by 3/2005 s 21

16.5.2005

Ch 2 Pt 6 Div 2



s 65



s 65(1)

s 65 amended and redesignated as s 65(1) by 3/2005 s 22(1) and (2)

16.5.2005

s 65(2) and (3)

inserted by 3/2005 s 22(2)

16.5.2005

Ch 3



Ch 3 Pt 1



Ch 3 Pt 1 Div 1

heading inserted by 3/2005 s 23

16.5.2005

s 68



s 68(2)

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 30)

1.7.1999

s 68(6)

inserted by 3/2005 s 24

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 1 Div 2

heading inserted by 3/2005 s 25

16.5.2005

s 69



s 69(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 26(1)

16.5.2005

s 69(3)

inserted by 3/2005 s 26(2)

16.5.2005

s 70



s 70(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 27(1)

16.5.2005

s 70(2)

amended by 3/2005 s 27(2)

16.5.2005

s 70(3)

substituted by 3/2005 s 27(3)

16.5.2005

s 70(4)

inserted by 3/2005 s 27(3)

16.5.2005

s 70A

inserted by 3/2005 s 28

16.5.2005

s 71



s 71(3)

substituted by 3/2005 s 29

16.5.2005

s 71(4)

inserted by 3/2005 s 29

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 2



s 72



s 72(3)

substituted by 3/2005 s 30

16.5.2005

s 72(4)

inserted by 3/2005 s 30

16.5.2005

ss 72A and 72B

inserted by 3/2005 s 31

16.5.2005

s 75

substituted by 67/1995 s 4

31.8.1995

s 75(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 32(1)

16.5.2005

s 75(2)

substituted by 3/2005 s 32(2)

16.5.2005

s 76



s 76(2)

amended by 3/2005 s 33(1)

16.5.2005

s 76(3)

amended by 3/2005 s 33(2)

16.5.2005

s 76(5a)

inserted by 3/2005 s 33(3)

16.5.2005

s 76(6)

inserted by 67/1995 s 5

31.8.1995


amended by 3/2005 s 33(4)

16.5.2005

s 76(7)

inserted by 67/1995 s 5

31.8.1995

s 76A

inserted by 3/2005 s 34

16.5.2005

s 77



s 77(1)

amended by 43/2006 s 100

1.6.2007

s 79



s 79(1)

amended by 67/1995 s 6(a), (b)

31.8.1995


amended by 68/1997 s 7(a)—(c)

4.9.1997


amended by 3/2005 s 35(1), (2)

16.5.2005


amended by 58/2009 s 11(1)

1.1.2010

s 79(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 68/1997 s 7(d)

4.9.1997

s 79(1c)

inserted by 3/2005 s 35(3)

16.5.2005

s 79(5)

amended by 68/1997 s 7(e)

4.9.1997


amended by 58/2009 s 11(2)

1.1.2010

s 79(7)—(10)

inserted by 67/1995 s 6(c)

31.8.1995

s 79(11)

inserted by 3/2005 s 35(4)

16.5.2005

s 80



s 80(5)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 1

4.9.1997

s 81



s 81(4)—(11)

inserted by 3/2005 s 36

16.5.2005

s 82



s 82(3)

inserted by 3/2005 s 37

16.5.2005

s 83

substituted by 68/1997 s 8

4.9.1997

s 83(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 38

16.5.2005

s 84



s 84(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 39(1)

16.5.2005

s 84(4)

substituted by 3/2005 s 39(2)

16.5.2005

s 84(5)

inserted by 67/1995 s 7

31.8.1995


substituted by 3/2005 s 39(2)

16.5.2005

s 84(6)

inserted by 3/2005 s 39(2)

16.5.2005

s 88



s 88(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 2

4.9.1997

s 89

deleted by 3/2005 s 40

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 3



Ch 3 Pt 3 Div 1



s 90



s 90(3)

substituted by 3/2005 s 41

16.5.2005

s 90A

inserted by 3/2005 s 42

16.5.2005

s 91



s 91(1)

s 91 redesignated as s 91(1) by 3/2005 s 43

16.5.2005

s 91(2) and (3)

inserted by 3/2005 s 43

16.5.2005

s 92



s 92(2)

amended by 58/2009 s 12(1), (2)

1.1.2010

s 98

substituted by 3/2005 s 44

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 3 Div 1A

inserted by 3/2005 s 45

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 3 Div 2

heading substituted by 67/1995 s 8

31.8.1995

s 99



s 99(1a)

inserted by 68/1997 s 9

4.9.1997

Ch 3 Pt 3A

inserted by 3/2005 s 46

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 4



s 100



s 100(1)

amended by 58/2009 s 13

1.1.2010

s 100(3)—(5)

inserted by 3/2005 s 47

16.5.2005

s 101



s 101(3)



State industrial authority

amended by 84/2009 s 136

1.2.2010

Ch 3 Pt 5



Ch 3 Pt 5 Div 1



s 102



s 102(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 3

4.9.1997


amended by 3/2005 s 48(1)

16.5.2005

s 102(2)

substituted by 3/2005 s 48(2)

16.5.2005

s 102(2a) and (2b)

inserted by 3/2005 s 48(2)

16.5.2005

s 102(3)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 4

4.9.1997


amended by 3/2005 s 48(3)

16.5.2005

s 102(4)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 5

4.9.1997


amended by 10/1998 s 2

2.4.1998


amended by 3/2005 s 48(4)

16.5.2005

s 102(5)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 6

4.9.1997

s 102(5a)

inserted by 3/2005 s 48(5)

16.5.2005

s 102(7)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 7

4.9.1997


substituted by 3/2005 s 48(6)

16.5.2005

s 102(8)

inserted by 3/2005 s 48(6)

16.5.2005

s 103



s 103(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 8

4.9.1997

s 103(2)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 9

4.9.1997

s 103(4)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 10

4.9.1997

Ch 3 Pt 5 Div 2



s 104



s 104(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 49(1)

16.5.2005

s 104(2)

substituted by 3/2005 s 49(2)

16.5.2005

s 104(4)

substituted by 3/2005 s 49(3)

16.5.2005

s 104(4a)

inserted by 3/2005 s 49(3)

16.5.2005

s 104(5)

amended by 3/2005 s 49(4), (5)

16.5.2005

s 104(8)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 11

4.9.1997

s 104A

inserted by 3/2005 s 50

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 6

amended by 67/1995 ss 9, 10

31.8.1995


substituted by 68/1997 s 10

4.9.1997

Ch 3 Pt 6 Div 1



s 105A



s 105A(1)

amended by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 5

1.9.2008

s 105A(4)

amended by 3/2005 s 51

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 6 Div 2



s 106



s 106(2) and (3)

substituted by 3/2005 s 52(1)

16.5.2005

s 106(3a)

inserted by 3/2005 s 52(1)

16.5.2005

s 106(4)

substituted by 3/2005 s 52(2)

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 6 Div 3

deleted by 3/2005 s 53

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 6 Div 4



s 108



s 108(2)

amended by 3/2005 s 54

16.5.2005

s 109



s 109(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 3/2005 s 55

16.5.2005

Ch 3 Pt 7



s 112



s 112(5)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 12

4.9.1997

s 112(6)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 13

4.9.1997

s 112(7)

inserted by 3/2005 s 56

16.5.2005

Ch 4



Ch 4 Pt 1

amended by 67/1995 s 11

31.8.1995


substituted by 68/1997 s 11

4.9.1997

Ch 4 Pt 2



Ch 4 Pt 2 Div 1



s 119



s 119(2)

amended by 58/2009 s 14

1.1.2010

Ch 4 Pt 2 Div 2



s 122



s 122(1)

amended by 58/2009 s 15

1.1.2010

Ch 4 Pt 2 Div 3



s 125



s 125(5)

amended by 58/2009 s 16

1.1.2010

s 127



s 127(2)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 14

4.9.1997

Ch 4 Pt 2 Div 4



s 128



s 128(5)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 15

4.9.1997

Ch 4 Pt 3 Div 1



s 131



s 131(1)

amended by 58/2009 s 17

1.1.2010

Ch 4 Pt 3 Div 2



s 135



s 135(4)

amended by 58/2009 s 18(1)

1.1.2010

s 135(5)

amended by 58/2009 s 18(2)

1.1.2010

Ch 4 Pt 3 Div 3



s 136



s 136(1)

amended by 58/2009 s 19

1.1.2010

Ch 4 Pt 4



Ch 4 Pt 4 Div 1



s 139

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 16

4.9.1997

Ch 4 Pt 4 Div 2



s 140



s 140(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 57(1)—(3)

16.5.2005

s 140(1a)

inserted by 3/2005 s 57(4)

16.5.2005

s 140(2)

amended by 3/2005 s 57(5)

16.5.2005

s 140(2a) and (2b)

inserted by 3/2005 s 57(6)

16.5.2005

s 140(3)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 17

4.9.1997


amended by 3/2005 s 57(7), (8)

16.5.2005

s 140(5)

inserted by 3/2005 s 57(9)

16.5.2005


deleted by 58/2009 s 20

1.1.2010

Ch 4 Pt 4 Div 3



s 141



s 141(3)

amended by 3/2005 s 58(1)

16.5.2005

s 141(3a)

inserted by 3/2005 s 58(2)

16.5.2005

s 141(5)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 18

4.9.1997

s 141(6)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 19

4.9.1997

s 141(7)

amended by 58/2009 s 21

1.1.2010

s 142



s 142(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 20

4.9.1997

Ch 5



Ch 5 Pt 1



Ch 5 Pt 1 Div 1



s 148



s 148(3)

substituted by 67/1995 s 12

31.8.1995

Ch 5 Pt 1 Div 2



s 151

substituted by 67/1995 s 13

31.8.1995

s 151(1)

amended by 3/2005 s 59

16.5.2005

s 151(2)

amended by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 6

1.9.2008

s 152



s 152(2)—(5)

substituted by 3/2005 s 60

16.5.2005

s 152(6)

inserted by 3/2005 s 60

16.5.2005

s 152A

inserted by 3/2005 s 61

16.5.2005

Ch 5 Pt 1 Div 3



s 153



s 153(2)

amended by 17/2006 s 121

4.9.2006

Ch 5 Pt 1 Div 4



s 155



s 155(1)

amended by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 7(1)

1.9.2008

s 155(3)

amended by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 7(2)

1.9.2008

Ch 5 Pt 1 Div 4A

inserted by 3/2005 s 62

16.5.2005

s 155A

substituted by 30/2008 Sch 2 cl 8

1.9.2008

Ch 5 Pt 1 Div 6



s 167



s 167(3)

inserted by 3/2005 s 63

16.5.2005


amended by 58/2009 s 22

1.1.2010

s 171



s 171(3)

amended by 17/2006 s 122

4.9.2006

s 174A

inserted by 3/2005 s 64

16.5.2005

s 175



s 175(3)

inserted by 3/2005 s 65

16.5.2005

Ch 5 Pt 1 Div 7



s 177



s 177(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 21

4.9.1997

Ch 5 Pt 1 Div 8



s 178



s 178(6)

inserted by 3/2005 s 66

16.5.2005

Ch 5 Pt 2 Div 1



s 185



s 185(1)

s 185 redesignated as 185(1) by 58/2009 s 23

1.1.2010

s 185(2)

inserted by 58/2009 s 23

1.1.2010

Ch 5 Pt 2 Div 2



s 187



s 187(1)

s 187 redesignated as s 187(1) by 3/2005 s 67

16.5.2005

s 187(2)

inserted by 3/2005 s 67

16.5.2005

s 190



s 190(3)

amended by 3/2005 s 68

16.5.2005

Ch 5 Pt 2 Div 3



s 191



s 191(1)

amended by 17/2006 s 123(1)

4.9.2006

s 191(4)

amended by 17/2006 s 123(2)

4.9.2006

Ch 5 Pt 3



Ch 5 Pt 3 Div 2



s 194



s 194(1)

s 194 redesignated as s 194(1) by 3/2005 s 69

16.5.2005

s 194(2)

inserted by 3/2005 s 69

16.5.2005

Ch 5 Pt 3 Div 3



s 198



s 198(2)

amended by 67/1995 s 14

31.8.1995


substituted by 68/1997 s 12

4.9.1997


deleted by 3/2005 s 70

16.5.2005

Ch 5 Pt 3 Div 4



s 203



s 203(1)

amended by 17/2006 s 124(1)

4.9.2006

s 203(2)

amended by 17/2006 s 124(2)

4.9.2006

s 203(3)

amended by 17/2006 s 124(3), (4)

4.9.2006

s 207



s 207(1)

amended by 35/2008 Sch 2 cl 9

1.9.2008

s 207(2)

amended by 17/2006 s 125(1)

4.9.2006

s 207(3)

amended by 17/2006 s 125(2)

4.9.2006

s 207(4)

amended by 17/2006 s 125(3)

4.9.2006

s 208



s 208(3)

amended by 3/2005 s 71

16.5.2005

s 210



s 210(3)

inserted by 58/2009 s 24

1.1.2010

s 213



s 213(1)

substituted by 68/1997 s 13

4.9.1997

s 213(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 68/1997 s 13

4.9.1997

Ch 5 Pt 4



s 215



s 215(3)

amended by 58/2009 s 25(1)

1.1.2010

s 215(4)

amended by 58/2009 s 25(2), (3)

1.1.2010

s 216



s 216(1)

substituted by 58/2009 s 26(1)

1.1.2010

s 216(2)

amended by 58/2009 s 26(2)

1.1.2010

s 216(3)

amended by 58/2009 s 26(3)

1.1.2010

s 216(4)

amended by 58/2009 s 26(4)

1.1.2010

s 216(5)

amended by 58/2009 s 26(5)

1.1.2010

Ch 6



s 218

deleted by 84/2009 s 137

1.2.2010

s 219



s 219(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 22

4.9.1997

s 219(2)

amended by 10/1998 s 3

2.4.1998

s 222

deleted by 58/2009 s 27

1.1.2010

s 223



s 223(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 23

4.9.1997

s 224

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 24

4.9.1997

s 225



s 225(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 25

4.9.1997

s 225(3)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 26

4.9.1997

s 225(4)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 27

4.9.1997

s 225A

inserted by 3/2005 s 72

16.5.2005

s 226

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 28

4.9.1997

s 228



s 228(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 29

4.9.1997

s 229



s 229(1)

amended by 68/1997 Sch cl 30

4.9.1997

s 235



s 235(2)

amended by 3/2005 s 73

16.5.2005

s 236A

inserted by 3/2005 s 74

16.5.2005

s 237



s 237(1)

substituted by 58/2009 s 28(1)

1.1.2010

s 237(1a)

inserted by 58/2009 s 28(1)

1.1.2010

s 237(2)

substituted by 68/1997 Sch cl 31

4.9.1997

s 237(3)

inserted by 58/2009 s 28(2)

1.1.2010

Sch 1



ss 1—3

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

29.4.2004

s 7



s 7(1)

substituted by 57/1996 s 3(a)

8.8.1996

s 7(3)

substituted by 57/1996 s 3(b)

8.8.1996

s 7A

inserted by 67/1995 s 15

31.8.1995

s 16



s 16(2)

substituted by 86/1996 s 2

12.12.1996


substituted by 48/1997 s 2

31.7.1997

s 16(3) and (4)

inserted by 86/1996 s 2

12.12.1996


deleted by 48/1997 s 2

31.7.1997

s 17

inserted by 43/2006 s 101

1.6.2007

s 18

inserted by 58/2009 s 29

1.1.2010

Sch 2

deleted by 3/2005 s 75

16.5.2005

Schs 2 and 2A

inserted by 58/2009 s 30

1.1.2010

Sch 3

heading substituted by 3/2005 s 76

16.5.2005

s 4



s 4(5) and (6)

inserted by 3/2005 s 77(1)

16.5.2005

s 6

inserted by 3/2005 s 77(2)

16.5.2005

Sch 3A

inserted by 3/2005 s 78

16.5.2005

Sch 4



s 5



s 5(3)

inserted by 3/2005 s 79

16.5.2005

Sch 5



s 1



adoption

amended by 43/2006 s 102(1)

1.6.2007

spouse

deleted by 43/2006 s 102(2)

1.6.2007

s 2



s 2(1), (3) and (4)

amended by 43/2006 s 102(3)

1.6.2007

s 4

amended by 43/2006 s 102(4)

1.6.2007

s 5



s 5(1)

amended by 43/2006 s 102(5)

1.6.2007

Schs 9—11

inserted by 3/2005 s 80

16.5.2005

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Industrial and Employee Relations (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1996

4—Transitional provision

An assignment made under the principal Act before the commencement of this Act—

(a) assigning a District Court Judge to be the Senior Judge, or a Judge, of the Court; or

(b) assigning a magistrate to be an industrial magistrate,

continues in force, subject to the principal Act, as an assignment under the corresponding provision of the principal Act as amended by this Act.

Industrial and Employee Relations (President's powers) Amendment Act 1996

3—Cancellation of appointment

The purported appointment of the President of the Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia as a Commissioner is cancelled and is taken never to have been made.

Industrial Law Reform (Fair Work) Act 2005, Sch 1—Transitional provisions

1—Interpretation

(1) In this Schedule—

principal Act means the Industrial and Employee Relations Act 1994.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, terms used in this Schedule have meanings consistent with the meanings they have in the principal Act.

2—Enterprise Agreement Commissioners

A person holding office as an Enterprise Agreement Commissioner immediately before the commencement of this clause will continue as a Commissioner appointed to the Commission for the balance of his or her term of appointment as an Enterprise Agreement Commissioner (and is then eligible for reappointment under the principal Act as amended by this Act).

3—Term of office of other members of Commission

The amendments made to the principal Act by sections 12 or 15 of this Act do not apply to members of the Commission appointed before the commencement of this clause (and accordingly such a member of the Commission will cease to hold office at the end of the term for which he or she was appointed (unless the term comes to an end under the principal Act sooner) but the member will then be eligible for reappointment under the principal Act as amended by this Act).

4—Enterprise agreements

(1) The amendments made to the principal Act by section 32(2), 33(1), (2) and (4) and 35(1) of this Act do not apply with respect to any negotiations or proceedings to enter in an enterprise agreement being conducted or undertaken by an association that is not a registered association if the association was, before the commencement of this subclause, authorised to negotiate the agreement on behalf of a group of employees in accordance with section 75(2) of the principal Act (as in existence immediately before the commencement of this clause).

(2) The amendment made to section 81 of the principal Act by this Act does not apply with respect to the transfer of a business or undertaking that takes effect before the commencement of this subclause.

5—Awards

The amendment made to section 91 of the principal Act by this Act does not apply with respect to the transfer of a business or undertaking that takes effect before the commencement of this clause.

6—Registered agents

The term of registration of a person holding a registration as an agent immediately before the commencement of this clause will be taken to be 2 years from the date of that commencement.

7—Minimum standards

(1) Schedule 2 of the principal Act (and any determination of the Full Commission under that Schedule) will, despite the repeal of that Schedule by this Act, continue to have effect until the Full Commission establishes a minimum standard under subsection (3) of section 69 of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act).

(2) The President of the Commission must take reasonable steps to ensure that the first determination of the Full Commission under subsection (3) of section 69 of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) is made as soon as is reasonably practicable after the commencement of this subclause.

(3) The President of the Commission must take reasonable steps to ensure that the Full Commission establishes the minimum standard contemplated by section 72B of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) as soon as is reasonably practicable after the commencement of this subclause.

(4) Proceedings for the purposes of subclause (2) or (3) may be commenced by application by a peak entity, or by the Full Commission acting on its own initiative.

8—Other provisions

(1) The Governor may, by regulation, make additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

(2) A provision of a regulation made under subclause (1) may, if the regulation so provides, take effect from the commencement of this Act or from a later day.

(3) To the extent to which a provision takes effect under subclause (2) from a day earlier than the day of the regulation's publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate to the disadvantage of a person by—

(a) decreasing the person's rights; or

(b) imposing liabilities on the person.

(4) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 will, except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of this Part, apply to any amendment or repeal effected by this Act.

Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Employment) Act 2006, Sch 1—Transitional provisions

Note—

Also see Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Employment) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2007.

1—Interpretation

In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—

Commonwealth Act means the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth;

employing authority means—

(a) subject to paragraph (b)—the person who is the employing authority under a relevant Act;

(b) in a case that relates to employment under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005—the Chief Executive of the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission, or the Chief Officer of an emergency services organisation under that Act, as the case requires;

Industrial Commission means the Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia;

prescribed body means—

(a) the Aboriginal Lands Trust;

(b) the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority;

(c) the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust;

(d) the Adelaide Festival Corporation;

(e) SA Ambulance Service Inc;

(f) the Minister to whom the administration of the Children's Services Act 1985 is committed;

(g) the Minister to whom the administration of the Education Act 1972 is committed;

(h) the Electricity Supply Industry Planning Council;

(i) a body constituted under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005;

(j) the History Trust of South Australia;

(k) the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science;

(l) a regional NRM board constituted under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004;

(m) the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia;

(n) the South Australian Country Arts Trust;

(o) the South Australian Film Corporation;

(p) the South Australian Health Commission;

(q) an incorporated hospital under the South Australian Health Commission Act 1976;

(r) an incorporated health centre under the South Australian Health Commission Act 1976;

(s) the South Australian Motor Sport Board;

(t) the South Australian Tourism Commission;

(u) The State Opera of South Australia;

(v) the State Theatre Company of South Australia;

(w) the Minister to whom the administration of the Technical and Further Education Act 1975 is committed;

relevant Act means—

(a) in a case that relates to employment with a prescribed body established under an Act being amended by this Act—that Act;

(b) in a case that relates to employment with a prescribed body who is a Minister to whom the administration of an Act being amended by this Act is committed—that Act;

(c) in a case that relates to employment with a body constituted under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005—that Act.

2—Transfer of employment

(1) Subject to this clause, a person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was employed by a prescribed body under a relevant Act will, on that commencement, be taken to be employed by the employing authority under that Act (as amended by this Act).

(2) The following persons will, on the commencement of this clause, be taken to be employed as follows:

(a) a person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was employed under section 6L(1) of the Electricity Act 1996 will, on that commencement, be taken to be employed by the employing authority under that Act (as amended by this Act);

(b) a person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was employed by the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission will, on that commencement, be taken to be employed by the Chief Executive of that body;

(c) a person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was employed by an emergency services organisation under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 will, on that commencement, be taken to be employed by the Chief Officer of that body;

(d) a person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was employed by an incorporated hospital or an incorporated health centre under the South Australian Health Commission Act 1976 will, on that commencement, be taken to be employed by an employing authority under that Act (as amended by this Act) designated by the Governor by proclamation made for the purposes of this paragraph.

(3) Subject to this clause, the Governor may, by proclamation, provide that a person employed by a subsidiary of a public corporation under the Public Corporations Act 1993 will be taken to be employed by a person or body designated by the Governor (and the arrangement so envisaged by the proclamation will then have effect in accordance with its terms).

(4) Subject to subclause (5), an employment arrangement effected by subclause (1), (2) or (3)—

(a) will be taken to provide for continuity of employment without termination of the relevant employee's service; and

(b) will not affect—

(i) existing conditions of employment or existing or accrued rights to leave; or

(ii) a process commenced for variation of those conditions or rights.

(5) If, immediately before the commencement of this clause, a person's employment within the ambit of subclause (1), (2) or (3) was subject to the operation of an award or certified agreement (but not an Australian Workplace Agreement) under the Commonwealth Act, then, on that commencement, an award or enterprise agreement (as the case requires) will be taken to be created under the Fair Work Act 1994

(a) with the same terms and provisions as the relevant industrial instrument under the Commonwealth Act; and

(b) with any terms or provisions that existed under an award or enterprise agreement under the Fair Work Act 1994, that applied in relation to employment of the kind engaged in by the person, immediately before 27 March 2006, and that ceased to apply by virtue of the operation of provisions of the Commonwealth Act that came into force on that day,

subject to any modification or exclusion prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this subclause and subject to the operation of subclause (6).

(6) Where an award or enterprise agreement is created by virtue of the operation of subclause (5)—

(a) the award or enterprise agreement will be taken to be made or approved (as the case requires) under the Fair Work Act 1994 on the day on which this clause commences; and

(b) the Fair Work Act 1994 will apply in relation to the award or enterprise agreement subject to such modifications or exclusions as may be prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this subclause; and

(c) the Industrial Commission may, on application by the Minister to whom the administration of the Fair Work Act 1994 is committed, or an application by a person or body recognised by regulations made for the purposes of this subclause, vary or revoke any term or provision of the award or enterprise agreement if the Industrial Commission is satisfied that it is fair and reasonable to do so in the circumstances.

3—Superannuation

(1) If a prescribed body under a relevant Act is, immediately before the commencement of this clause, a party to an arrangement relating to the superannuation of one or more persons employed by the prescribed body, then the relevant employing authority under that Act will, on that commencement, become a party to that arrangement in substitution for the prescribed body.

(2) Nothing that takes effect under subclause (1)—

(a) constitutes a breach of, or default under, an Act or other law, or constitutes a breach of, or default under, a contract, agreement, understanding or undertaking; or

(b) terminates an agreement or obligation or fulfils any condition that allows a person to terminate an agreement or obligation, or gives rise to any other right or remedy,

and subclause (1) may have effect despite any other Act or law.

(3) An amendment effected to another Act by this Act does not affect a person's status as a contributor under the Superannuation Act 1988 (as it may exist immediately before the commencement of this Act).

4—Interpretative provision

(1) The Governor may, by proclamation, direct that a reference in any instrument (including a statutory instrument) or a contract, agreement or other document to a prescribed body, or other specified agency, instrumentality or body, will have effect as if it were a reference to an employing authority under a relevant Act, the Minister to whom the administration of a relevant Act is committed, or some other person or body designated by the Governor.

(2) A proclamation under subclause (1) may effect a transfer of functions or powers.

5—Related matters

(1) A notice in force under section 51 of the Children's Services Act 1985 immediately before the commencement of this clause will continue to have effect for the purposes of that section, as amended by this Act.

(2) A notice in force under section 28 of the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science Act 1982 immediately before the commencement of this clause will continue to have effect for the purposes of that section, as amended by this Act.

(3) A notice in force under section 61 of the South Australian Health Commission Act 1976 immediately before the commencement of this clause will continue to have effect for the purposes of that section, as amended by this Act.

(4) A notice in force under section 13(6) of the South Australian Motor Sport Act 1984 immediately before the commencement of this clause will continue to have effect after that commencement but may, pursuant to this subclause, be varied from time to time, or revoked, by the Minister to whom the administration of that Act is committed.

(5) The fact that a person becomes an employer in his or her capacity as an employing authority under an Act amended by this Act does not affect the status of any body or person as an employer of public employees for the purposes of the Fair Work Act 1994 (unless or until relevant regulations are made under the provisions of that Act).

6—Other provisions

(1) The Governor may, by regulation, make additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

(2) A provision of a regulation made under subclause (1) may, if the regulation so provides, take effect from the commencement of this Act or from a later day.

(3) To the extent to which a provision takes effect under subclause (2) from a day earlier than the day of the regulation's publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate to the disadvantage of a person by—

(a) decreasing the person's rights; or

(b) imposing liabilities on the person.

(4) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 will, except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of this Schedule (or regulations made under this Schedule), apply to any amendment or repeal effected by this Act.

Statutes Amendment (National Industrial Relations System) Act 2009, Sch 1

1—Transitional provisions

(1) A reference in any Act or statutory instrument to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission will be taken to be a reference to Fair Work Australia.

(2) A reference in an Act or statutory instrument to the Industrial Relations Act 1988 or the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, insofar as the reference relates to associations or organisations registered under either Act, will, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as a reference to the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 of the Commonwealth.

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—17.7.1995


Reprint No 2—31.8.1995


Reprint No 3—21.12.1995


Reprint No 4—8.8.1996


Reprint No 5—14.11.1996


Reprint No 6—12.12.1996


Reprint No 7—31.7.1997


Reprint No 8—4.9.1997


Reprint No 9—2.4.1998


Reprint No 10—1.7.1999


29.4.2004


16.5.2005


4.9.2006


1.4.2007


1.6.2007


1.9.2008


1.1.2010




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