Section 557B — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Liability of bodies corporate for serious contravention

(1) For the purposes of subsection 557A(1), a body corporate knowingly contravenes a civil remedy provision if the body corporate expressly, tacitly or impliedly authorised the contravention.

(2) This section does not limit section 793.

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 556 — Civil double jeopardy
s 557 — Course of conduct
s 557A — Serious contravention of civil remedy provisions
s 557C — Presumption where records not provided
s 558 — Regulations dealing with infringement notices
s 558A — Meaning of franchisee entity and responsible franchisor entity

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