Small Business Fair Dismissal Code

The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code, which came into operation on 1 July 2009, provides information about dismissals by small business employers.

Transitional & amending legislation & regulations

Legislation dealing with the transition from the industrial system established by the Workplace Relations Act 1996 to that established by the Fair Work Act 2009. The legislation comprises:

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

Fair Work (State Declarations) Endorsements

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

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25 September 2014

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The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code was declared on 24 June 2009 pursuant to subsection 388(1) of the  Fair Work Act 2009 .