Fair Work Act 2009
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 794A — Liability of Australian governments under civil remedy provisions
Scope (1) This section applies for the purposes of applying a civil remedy provision, or any other provision of this Act in so far as it relates to a civil remedy provision, in relation to an…
Section 794B — Liability of the Commonwealth for certain offences
(1) Part 2.5 of the Criminal Code applies in relation to the Commonwealth, for the purposes of an offence against: (a) subsection 327A(1) (offence for failing to pay amounts as required) of this Act;…
Section 794C — Responsible agencies for Australian governments
(1) If proceedings are brought against: (a) an Australian government in relation to a contravention of a civil remedy provision of this Act; or (b) the Commonwealth for an offence against: (i)…
Section 794D — Liability of the Commonwealth to pay civil and criminal penalties
(1) This section applies if: (a) the Commonwealth contravenes a civil remedy provision and a court makes a pecuniary penalty order that the Commonwealth pay all or part of a pecuniary penalty to…
Section 795 — Public sector employer to act through employing authority
Employer to act through employing authority (1) For the purposes of this Act and the procedural rules, the employer of an employee (a public sector employee) employed in public sector employment must…
Section 795A — The Schedules
The Schedules have effect. Note: The Schedules contain application, transitional and saving provisions relating to amendments of this Act.
Section 796 — Regulations—general
(1) The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters: (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving…
Section 796A — Regulations conferring functions
The regulations may confer functions on the following: (a) the FWC; (b) the General Manager.
Section 797 — Regulations dealing with offences
(1) The regulations may provide for offences against the regulations. (2) The penalties for offences must not be more than 20 penalty units.
Section 798 — Regulations dealing with civil penalties
(1) The regulations may provide for civil penalties for contravention of the regulations. (2) The penalties for contravention must not be more than: (a) 20 penalty units for an individual; or (b) 100…
Section 799 — Regulations dealing with infringement notices
Infringement notices for offences (1) The regulations may provide for a person who is alleged to have committed an offence against the regulations to pay a penalty to the Commonwealth as an…
Section 800 — Regulations dealing with exhibiting fair work instruments
The regulations may provide for the exhibiting, on the premises of an employer, of a fair work instrument or a term of a fair work instrument.