Section 51 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

(1) An enterprise agreement does not impose obligations on a person, and a person does not contravene a term of an enterprise agreement, unless the agreement applies to the person.

(2) An enterprise agreement does not give a person an entitlement unless the agreement applies to the person.

Related sections

• s 48 — When a modern award covers an employer, employee, organisation or outworker entity
• s 49 — When a modern award is in operation
• s 50 — Contravening an enterprise agreement
• s 52 — When an enterprise agreement applies to an employer, employee or employee organisation
• s 53 — When an enterprise agreement covers an employer, employee or employee organisation
• s 54 — When an enterprise agreement is in operation

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