Section 757 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Modification of power to make regulations

Section 129 has effect as if the following subsection were added at the end:

(2) The regulations may:

(a) permit non‑national system employers and non‑national system employees to agree on matters that would or might otherwise be contrary to an extended parental leave provision; and

(b) prohibit such employers and employees from agreeing on matters, or prohibit such employers from making requirements of such employees, that would or might otherwise be permitted by an extended parental leave provision.

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 754 — Modification of meaning of pieceworker
s 755 — Modification of provision about interaction with paid leave
s 756 — Modification of provision about relationship between National Employment Standards and agreements
s 757A — Object of this Division
s 757B — Extending the entitlement to paid family and domestic violence leave
s 757BA — Employer obligations in relation to pay slips

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