Section 15 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

(1) A reference in this Act to an employee with its ordinary meaning:

(a) includes a reference to a person who is usually such an employee; and

(b) does not include a person on a vocational placement.

Note: Subsections 30E(1) and 30P(1) extend the meaning of employee in relation to a referring State.

(2) A reference in this Act to an employer with its ordinary meaning includes a reference to a person who is usually such an employer.

Note: Subsections 30E(2) and 30P(2) extend the meaning of employer in relation to a referring State.

Related sections

• s 13 — Meaning of national system employee
• s 14 — Meaning of national system employer
• s 14A — Transitional matters relating to employers etc. becoming, or ceasing to be, national system employers etc.
• s 15AA — Determining the ordinary meanings of employee and employer
• s 15AB — Individual may elect that section 15AA does not apply
• s 15AC — Effect of an opt out notice

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