FAIR WORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CLOSING LOOPHOLES) ACT 2023 (NO. 120, 2023)

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 2

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 4

4............ Review of operation of amendments................................................... 4

4A......... Review of operation of Part 16A of Schedule 1.................................. 5

Schedule 1--Main amendments 6

Part 2--Small business redundancy exemption 6

Fair Work Act 2009 6

Part 6--Closing the labour hire loophole 9

Fair Work Act 2009 9

Part 7--Workplace delegates' rights 46

Division 1--Amendments commencing day after Royal Assent 46

Fair Work Act 2009 46

Part 8--Strengthening protections against discrimination 51

Fair Work Act 2009 51

Part 14--Wage theft 54

Fair Work Act 2009 54

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 71

Part 14A--Amendments relating to mediation and conciliation conference orders made under section 448A of the Fair Work Act 2009 72

Fair Work Act 2009 72

Part 16A--Right of entry--assisting health and safety representatives 73

Fair Work Act 2009 73

Part 18--Application and transitional provisions 74

Fair Work Act 2009 74

Schedule 2--Amendment of the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013 78

Part 1--Main amendments 78

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013 78

Part 2--Application, saving and transitional provisions 91

Schedule 3--Amendment of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 95

Part 1--Post-traumatic stress disorder 95

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 95

Part 2--Rehabilitation assessments and examinations 97

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 97

Schedule 4--Amendment of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 101

Part 1--Industrial manslaughter 101

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 101

Part 2--Category 1 offence 104

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 104

Part 3--Corporate criminal liability 105

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 105

Part 4--Commonwealth criminal liability 110

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 110

Part 5--Criminal liability of public authorities 115

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 115

Part 6--Penalties 116

Division 1--Definitions 116

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 116

Division 2--Categorised monetary penalties for offences 117

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 117

Division 3--Tier A monetary penalties for offences 117

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 117

Division 4--Tier B monetary penalties for offences 118

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 118

Division 5--Tier C monetary penalties for offences 119

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 119

Division 6--Tier D monetary penalties for offences 119

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 119

Division 7--Tier F monetary penalties for offences 121

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 121

Division 8--Tier H monetary penalties for offences 122

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 122

Division 9--Penalties for WHS civil penalty provisions 122

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 122

Division 10--Penalties prescribed by the regulations 124

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 124

Division 11--Penalty amounts 125

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 125

Part 7--Tied amendments 129

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 129

Part 8--Family and Injured Workers Advisory Committee 130

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 130

Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAIR WORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CLOSING LOOPHOLES) ACT 2023 (NO. 120, 2023) - NOTES