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OWNER DRIVERS AND FORESTRY CONTRACTORS ACT 2005 (NO 49 OF 2005) - SECT 65

Act prevails over regulated contracts

    (1)     A provision of a regulated contract or any other agreement is void to the extent that—

        (a)     it is contrary to or inconsistent with anything in this Act, the regulations, a code of practice or an order made by the Tribunal under Division 4 of Part 5; or

        (b)     it purports to exclude the application of provisions of this Act or the regulations.

    (2)     Despite sub-section (1), during the period of 6 months beginning on and including the commencement day, a provision of a regulated contract that is contrary to or inconsistent with a provision of Division 3 or 4 of Part 2 prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

    (3)     In sub-section (2), "commencement day" means the day on which Division 3 of Part 2 comes into operation.



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