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Independent Contractors Act 2006

No. 162, 2006

Compilation No. 10

Compilation date: 26 August 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 2, 2024

Registered: 26 August 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Independent Contractors Act 2006 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 26 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

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 Definitions
5 Services contract
5A Rules may modify application of this Act in Norfolk Island
Part 2—Exclusion of certain State and Territory laws
6 Definitions
7 Exclusion of certain State and Territory laws
8 What are workplace relations matters
9 What is an unfairness ground
10 Regulations may specify laws that are intended to be excluded
Part 3—Unfair contracts
11 Application of Part
12 Court may review services contract
13 Limitation on applications for review of services contracts—prescribed circumstances
14 Limitation on applications for review of services contracts—other proceedings in progress
15 Powers of Court
16 Orders that Court may make
17 Costs only where proceeding instituted vexatiously
Part 5—Transitional provisions
Division 1—State and Territory laws other than unfair contracts laws
31 Definitions
32 Continuation contracts and related continuation contracts
33 Reform opt‑in agreement
34 Prohibited conduct in relation to reform opt‑in agreements
35 Continued application of the State or Territory