Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:12:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 12 (pt 11/24)
Character Range: 81747–84717

of employees, or independent contractors, or both (whether formed formally or informally), a purpose of which is the protection and promotion of their interests in matters concerning their employment, or their interests as independent contractors (as the case may be); or
 (c) an association of employers a principal purpose of which is the protection and promotion of their interests in matters concerning employment and/or independent contractors;
and includes:
 (d) a branch of such an association; and
 (e) an organisation; and
 (f) a branch of an organisation.
industrial body means:
 (a) the FWC; or
 (b) a court or commission (however described) performing or exercising, under an industrial law, functions and powers corresponding to those conferred on the FWC by this Act; or
 (c) a court or commission (however described) performing or exercising, under a workplace law, functions and powers corresponding to those conferred on the FWC by the Registered Organisations Act.
industrial law means:
 (a) this Act; or
 (b) the Registered Organisations Act; or
 (c) a law of the Commonwealth, however designated, that regulates the relationships between employers and employees; or
 (d) a State or Territory industrial law.
Industry Minister means the Minister administering the Australian Jobs Act 2013.
industry‑specific redundancy scheme means redundancy or termination payment arrangements in a modern award that are described in the award as an industry‑specific redundancy scheme.
Infrastructure Minister means the Minister administering the Infrastructure Australia Act 2008.
insolvency practitioner for an employer means:
 (a) a liquidator of the employer; or
 (b) an administrator of the employer appointed under the Corporations Act 2001; or
 (c) a restructuring practitioner for the employer appointed under that Act; or
 (d) a person appointed as a receiver of property of the employer; or
 (e) a person who has possession or control of property of the employer for the purpose of enforcing:
 (i) a charge; or
 (ii) a mortgage; or
 (iii) a lien; or
 (iv) a pledge; or
 (v) a security interest, within the meaning of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009, to which that Act applies, other than a transitional security interest within the meaning of that Act; or
 (f) a bankruptcy trustee of the employer.
inspector means a Fair Work Inspector.
interim application period: see paragraph 156N(2)(b).
intersex status has the meaning given by the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
intractable bargaining declaration: see section 234.
intractable bargaining workplace determination: see section 269.
involved in: see section 550.
irregularity, in relation to the conduct of a protected action ballot: see subsection 458(6).
junior employee means a national system employee who is under 21.
jury service pay: see subsection 111(6).
jury service summons: see subsection 111(7).
keeping in touch day: see subsections 79A(2) and (3).
law enforcement officer has the