Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00351:section:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00351
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8
Character Range: 13793–15736

8  What are workplace relations matters
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), workplace relations matter means any of the following matters:
 (a) remuneration, allowances or other amounts payable to employees;
 (b) leave entitlements of employees;
 (c) hours of work of employees;
 (d) enforcing or terminating contracts of employment;
 (e) making, enforcing or terminating agreements (not being contracts of employment) determining terms and conditions of employment;
 (f) disputes between employees and employers, or the resolution of such disputes;
 (g) industrial action by employees or employers;
 (h) any other matter that is substantially the same as a matter that relates to employees or employers and that is dealt with by or under:
 (i) the Fair Work Act 2009; or
 (ia) the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009; or
 (ii) a State or Territory industrial law;
  unless the matter is specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph;
 (i) any other matter specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph.
 (2) None of the following is a workplace relations matter:
 (a) prevention of discrimination or promotion of EEO, but only if the State or Territory law concerned is neither a State or Territory industrial law nor contained in such a law;
 (b) superannuation;
 (c) workers compensation;
 (d) occupational health and safety (including entry of a representative of a trade union for a purpose connected with occupational health and safety);
 (e) child labour;
 (f) the observance of a public holiday, except the rate of payment of an employee for the public holiday;
 (g) deductions from wages or salaries;
 (h) industrial action affecting essential services;
 (i) attendance for service on a jury;
 (j) professional or trade regulation;
 (k) consumer protection;
 (l) taxation;
 (m) any other matter specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph.