Legislation & regulations

Fair work legislation, regulations & rules

The Fair Work Act, Regulations and Rules make up the main legislation that covers the work done by the Fair Work Commission.

Fair Work Act 2009

Fair Work Regulations 2009

Fair Work Commission Rules 2013

Registered organisations legislation & regulations

The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act and Regulations are the legislation that covers work done by the Regulatory Compliance Branch of the Commission. It relates to the regulation of nationally registered employee and employer organisations.

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Regulations 2017

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) (Transitional Provisions) Rules 2017

Small Business Fair Dismissal Code

The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code, which came into operation on 1 July 2009, provides information about how small businesses should manage the dismissal of employees.

Related & historical legislation

Fair Work and Other Legislation Amendment (South Australian Employment Court) Regulations 2017

Fair Work Amendment (Notice of Employee Representational Rights) Regulations 2017

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2016

Fair Work Amendment Act 2015

Fair Work Amendment Act 2013

Fair Work Amendment Act 2012

Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Act 2012

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2012

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2009

Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009

Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2009

Workplace Relations Act 1996

Fair Work (State Declarations) Endorsements

Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2017 (No. 1)	6 February 2017
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2016 (No. 3)	7 November 2016
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2016 (No. 2)	29 January 2016
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2016 (No. 1)	29 January 2016
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2015 (No. 3)	11 December 2015
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2015 (No. 2)	29 November 2015
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2015 (No. 1)	9 September 2015
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No. 4)	22 September 2014
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No. 3)	24 July 2014
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No. 2)	16 June 2014
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2014 (No. 1)	3 June 2014
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2013 (No. 3)	12 December 2013
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2013 (No. 2)	14 July 2013
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2013 (No. 1)	24 June 2013
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2012 (No. 3)	18 December 2012
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2012 (No. 2)	31 July 2012
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2012 (No. 1)	23 July 2012
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2011 (No. 1)	1 July 2011
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2010 (No. 2)	1 December 2010
Fair Work (State Declarations – employer not to be national system employer) Endorsement 2010 (No. 1)	15 July 2010
Fair Work (State Declarations – employers not to be national system employers) Endorsement 2009	1 January 2010

Last updated

19 June 2017

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