Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Australian federal employment law covering minimum entitlements, unfair dismissal, enterprise bargaining, and workplace rights. Applies to national system employers and employees.

16

Rules extracted

260

Obligations decomposed

16.3x

Avg obligations per rule

🇦🇺 Australia

Jurisdiction

About this regulation

The Fair Work Act 2009 is the principal federal workplace relations legislation in Australia. It establishes the National Employment Standards (NES) — 11 minimum entitlements for all national system employees — and provides frameworks for modern awards, enterprise agreements, minimum wages, unfair dismissal protection, general protections, termination and redundancy, flexible working arrangements, family and domestic violence leave, and casual employee conversion. Administered by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) and Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).

What AuditDSS covers

Source

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Regulation

Extracted

16

Rules

Decomposed

260

Obligations

16.3x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 16.3 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 260 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in Fair Work Act 2009 is scored across independent risk dimensions:

W

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

L

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

E

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

C

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
Regulatory body
Fair Work Commission
Jurisdiction
🇦🇺 Australia
Document type
legislation
Effective date
July 1, 2009
Issuing authority
Parliament of Australia
Official source
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Who this applies to

national system employersnational system employeescasual employeesbargaining representatives

Key requirements

  • National Employment Standards (11 minimum entitlements)
  • modern awards
  • enterprise agreements
  • minimum wages
  • unfair dismissal protection
  • general protections
  • casual conversion

Frequently asked questions about Fair Work Act 2009

What is Fair Work Act 2009?

The Fair Work Act 2009 is the principal federal workplace relations legislation in Australia. It establishes the National Employment Standards (NES) — 11 minimum entitlements for all national system employees — and provides frameworks for modern awards, enterprise agreements, minimum wages, unfair dismissal protection, general protections, termination and redundancy, flexible working arrangements, family and domestic violence leave, and casual employee conversion. Administered by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) and Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).

Who does Fair Work Act 2009 apply to?

Fair Work Act 2009 applies to national system employers, national system employees, casual employees, bargaining representatives.

How many obligations does Fair Work Act 2009 contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed Fair Work Act 2009 into 260 atomic obligations from 16 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of Fair Work Act 2009?

The key requirements include: National Employment Standards (11 minimum entitlements), modern awards, enterprise agreements, minimum wages, unfair dismissal protection, general protections, casual conversion.

How can I assess my Fair Work Act 2009 compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 260 Fair Work Act 2009 obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces Fair Work Act 2009?

Fair Work Act 2009 is enforced in Australia by Fair Work Commission.

When did Fair Work Act 2009 come into effect?

Fair Work Act 2009 became effective on July 1, 2009.

What industry does Fair Work Act 2009 apply to?

Fair Work Act 2009 is primarily relevant to the Workplace Safety & WHS/OHS industry. AuditDSS covers 45 regulations in this industry sector.

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Policy

High-level commitments and governance framework covering Fair Work Act 2009 requirements.

Procedures

Step-by-step operational procedures to implement each policy commitment.

Forms & checklists

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Multi-regulation

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Upload your document

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AI maps against 260 obligations

Your document is scored against every obligation in Fair Work Act 2009. Each claim is mapped to the obligation tree and evaluated for coverage.

3

Risk-scored gap report

Receive every gap ranked by risk priority with remediation guidance, enforcement evidence, and cascade impact analysis.

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