Section 536JGFair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

When minimum standards guidelines cover a regulated worker or a regulated business

(1) Minimum standards guidelines cover a regulated worker or a regulated business if the guidelines are expressed to cover the regulated worker or the regulated business.

Effect of other provisions of this Act, FWC orders or court orders on coverage

(2) Minimum standards guidelines also cover a regulated worker or a regulated business if any of the following provides, or has the effect, that the guidelines cover the regulated worker or the regulated business:

(a) a provision of this Act;

(b) an FWC order made under a provision of this Act;

(c) an order of a court.

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), minimum standards guidelines do not cover a regulated worker or a regulated business if any of the following provides, or has the effect, that the guidelines do not cover the regulated worker or the regulated business:

(a) a provision of this Act;

(b) an FWC order made under a provision of this Act;

(c) an order of a court.

Minimum standards guidelines that have ceased to operate

(4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), minimum standards guidelines that have ceased to operate do not cover a regulated worker or a regulated business.

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.

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