Section 791 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Meanings of employee and employer

In this Part, employee means a national system employee, and employer means a national system employer.

Note: See also Division 2 of Part 6‑4A (TCF contract outworkers taken to be employees in certain circumstances).

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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s 789HC — Constitutional basis of this Division
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