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FAIR WORK ACT 2009 - SECT 194

Meaning of unlawful term

    A term of an enterprise agreement is an unlawful term if it is:

  (a)   a discriminatory term; or

  (b)   an objectionable term; or

  (baa)   an objectionable emergency management term; or

  (ba)   a term that provides a method by which an employee or employer may elect (unilaterally or otherwise) not to be covered by the agreement; or

  (c)   if a particular employee would be protected from unfair dismissal under Part   3 - 2 after completing a period of employment of at least the minimum employment period--a term that confers an entitlement or remedy in relation to a termination of the employee's employment that is unfair (however described) before the employee has completed that period; or

  (d)   a term that excludes the application to, or in relation to, a person of a provision of Part   3 - 2 (which deals with unfair dismissal), or modifies the application of such a provision in a way that is detrimental to, or in relation to, a person; or

  (e)   a term that is inconsistent with a provision of Part   3 - 3 (which deals with industrial action); or

  (f)   a term that provides for an entitlement:

  (i)   to enter premises for a purpose referred to in section   481 (which deals with investigation of suspected contraventions); or

  (ii)   to enter premises to hold discussions of a kind referred to in section   484;

    other than in accordance with Part   3 - 4 (which deals with right of entry); or

  (g)   a term that provides for the exercise of a State or Territory OHS right other than in accordance with Part   3 - 4 (which deals with right of entry); or

  (h)   a term that has the effect of requiring or permitting contributions, for the benefit of an employee (the relevant employee ) covered by the agreement who is a default fund employee, to be made to a superannuation fund or scheme that is specified in the agreement but does not satisfy one of the following:

  (i)   it is a fund that offers a MySuper product;

  (ii)   it is a fund or scheme of which the relevant employee, and each other default fund employee in relation to whom contributions are made to the fund or scheme by the same employer as the relevant employee, is a defined benefit member;

  (iii)   it is an exempt public sector superannuation scheme.


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