Section 317 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

FWC may make orders in relation to a transfer of business

This Division provides for the FWC to make certain orders if there is, or is likely to be, a transfer of business from an old employer to a new employer.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 314 — New non‑transferring employees of new employer may be covered by transferable instrument
s 315 — Organisations covered by transferable instrument
s 316 — Transferring employees who are high income employees
s 318 — Orders relating to instruments covering new employer and transferring employees
s 319 — Orders relating to instruments covering new employer and non‑transferring employees
s 320 — Variation of transferable instruments

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