Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 7

7 Who is an employer

(1) An
"employer" is a person who—

(a) is not a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act ; and

(b) employs, or usually employs, 1 or more individuals.

(2) Also,
"employer" includes the following persons—

(a) for chapter 2 , part 3 , divisions 9 , 11 and 12 , a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act , section 14 , including a national system employer mentioned in section 30N of that Act;

(b) a person for whose calling or business an outworker works;

(c) for a proceeding for an offence or for payment or recovery of amounts—a former employer;

(d) a person declared to be an employer under section 465 .