Section 6AFair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Rights and responsibilities of regulated workers, regulated businesses, organisations etc. (Chapter 3A)

(1) Chapter 3A sets out rights and responsibilities of certain regulated workers who perform work under services contracts, and of certain regulated businesses, organisations and others.

(2) Part 3A‑1 has the core provisions for the Chapter. It deals with compliance with the instruments made under the Chapter (minimum standards orders, minimum standards guidelines and collective agreements) and interaction issues.

(3) Part 3A‑2 is about minimum standards orders and minimum standards guidelines, which can be made for certain regulated workers.

(4) Part 3A‑3 deals with unfair termination and unfair deactivation of certain regulated workers, and the granting of remedies when that happens.

(5) Part 3A‑4 is about collective agreements. A collective agreement is made between a regulated business and an organisation. It provides terms and conditions for those regulated workers to whom it applies.

(6) Part 3A‑5 is about unfair contract terms of services contracts. It provides for certain remedies if a services contract includes an unfair term.

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