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Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

No. 86, 1988

Compilation No. 88

Compilation date: 23 August 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 74, 2024

Registered: 23 August 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 23 August 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Chapter 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
5 Parliament's intention in enacting this Act
5A Act binds Crown
5B Schedule 1 has effect
5C Schedule 2 has effect
5D Schedule 3 has effect
6 Definitions
7 Relationships
9 Meaning of office
9A Meaning of federal counterpart
9B Meaning of related party
10 Forging and uttering
11 Actions and opinions of AEC
12 Membership of organisations
13 Additional function of the FWC
15 Disapplication of Part 2.5 of Criminal Code
16 Contravening an offence provision or a civil penalty provision
Chapter 2—Registration and cancellation of registration
Part 1—Simplified outline of Chapter
17 Simplified outline
Part 2—Registration
Division 1—Types of associations that may apply for registration
18 Employer and employee associations may apply
18A Federally registrable employer associations
18B Federally registrable employee associations
18C Federally registrable enterprise associations
18D Constitutional validity
Division 2—Registration criteria
19 Criteria for registration of associations other than enterprise associations
20 Criteria for registration of enterprise associations
Division