Section 143B — Fair Work Act 2009: Coverage terms of State reference public sector modern awards

Coverage terms must be included (1) A State reference public sector modern award must include terms (coverage terms) setting out, in accordance with this section, the employers, employees and organisations that are covered by the modern award. Employers and employees (2) The coverage terms must be such that: (a) the only employers that are expressed to be covered by the modern award are one or more specified State reference public sector employers; and (b) the only employees who are expressed to be covered by the modern award are specified State reference public sector employees of those employers. Organisations (3) A State reference public sector modern award may be expressed to cover one or more specified organisations, in relation to: (a) all or specified employees covered by the modern award; or (b) the employer, or all or specified employers, covered by the modern award. Outworker entities (4) A State reference public sector modern award must not be expressed to cover outworker entities. How coverage etc. is expressed (5) For the purposes of this section: (a) an employer or employers may be specified by name or by inclusion in a specified class or specified classes; and (b) employees must be specified by inclusion in a specified class or specified classes; and (c) organisations must be specified by name.