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President's statement about the Closing Loopholes Act issued

20 Dec 2023
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Our President, Justice Hatcher, has issued a statement about the impact of the recently passed Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 on the Commission. The Closing Loopholes Act changes existing functions and confers new functions on the Commission.  

You can read more about the changes in our previous news item: Closing Loopholes Act has commenced.  

Today’s statement provides an overview of the relevant amendments and outlines the approach we intend to take to implement amendments relevant to our work. 

Justice Hatcher discusses our strong organisational capability and our ongoing commitment to implementing change in an open and transparent way with the needs of our users in mind.  

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