Section 408 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Protected industrial action

Industrial action is protected industrial action for a proposed enterprise agreement if it is one of the following:

(a) employee claim action for the agreement (see section 409);

(b) employee response action for the agreement (see section 410);

(c) employer response action for the agreement (see section 411).

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Related sections

s 405 — Contravening orders under this Part
s 406 — Guide to this Part
s 407 — Meanings of employee and employer
s 409 — Employee claim action
s 410 — Employee response action
s 411 — Employer response action

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