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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2016
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting
Christmas) Bill 2016
No. , 2016
(Mr Bandt)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law in relation to
workplace relations, and for related purposes
No. , 2016
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Christmas) Bill 2016
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Fair Work Act 2009
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No. , 2016
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Christmas) Bill 2016
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A Bill for an Act to amend the law in relation to
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workplace relations, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Christmas) Act
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2016.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Christmas) Bill 2016
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Fair Work Act 2009
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1 At the end of Division 10 of Part 2-2
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Add:
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116A Application of this Division to Christmas Day and New Year's
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Day
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This Division applies in relation to 25 December (Christmas Day)
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and 1 January (New Year's Day) as if those days were public
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holidays, even if another day is substituted for Christmas Day or
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New Year's Day as a public holiday, as mentioned in
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subsection 115(2), (3) and (4).
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116B Rates of pay for work on Christmas Day and New Year's Day
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(1) If an employee performs work at his or her employment on
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25 December (Christmas Day) or 1 January (New Year's Day), the
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employer must pay the employee for that work at the employee's
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full rate of pay for a public holiday.
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(2) Subsection (1) applies even if another day is substituted for
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Christmas Day or New Year's Day as a public holiday, as
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mentioned in subsection 115(2), (3) and (4).
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