Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAIR WORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PROTECTING WORKER ENTITLEMENTS) ACT 2023 (NO. 43, 2023) - SCHEDULE 4

Fair Work Act 2009

1  Paragraph 54(2)(b)

After "section 58", insert "or subsection 278(1A)".

2  Subsection 54(2) (note)

Omit "Section 58 deals with", substitute "Section 58 and subsection 278(1A) deal with".

3  Paragraph 276(2)(b)

Omit "section 278", substitute "subsection 278(1) or (2)".

4  Paragraph 276(2)(b)

Omit "agreement", substitute "determination".

5  Subsection 276(2) (note)

Omit "Section 278 deals with", substitute "Subsections 278(1) and (2) deal with".

6  Before subsection 278(1)

Insert:

Interaction with an earlier enterprise agreement

          (1A)  If:

                     (a)  an enterprise agreement applies to an employee in relation to particular employment; and

                     (b)  a workplace determination that covers the employee in relation to the same employment comes into operation;

the enterprise agreement ceases to apply to the employee in relation to that employment, and can never so apply again.

7  Subsection 278(1) (heading)

Omit " an enterprise agreement ", substitute " a later enterprise agreement ".