Title: Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio)Bill 2024
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Last saved by: Homfray, Samantha (AGD)
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Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
Part 1—Preliminary

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
Preliminary—Part 1

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
Part 2—Amendment of Fair Work Act 1994

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
Amendment of Fair Work Act 1994—Part 2

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
Part 3—Amendment of Public Holidays Act 2023

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
Amendment of Public Holidays Act 2023—Part 3

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
Part 4—Amendment of Work Health and Safety Act 2012

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
Amendment of Work Health and Safety Act 2012—Part 4

South Australia
Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Fair Work Act 1994, the Public Holidays Act 2023 and the Work Health and Safety Act 2012.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
Part 2—Amendment of Fair Work Act 1994
3	Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
4	Amendment of section 92—Retrospectivity
5	Amendment of section 100—Adoption of principles affecting determination of remuneration and working conditions
Part 3—Amendment of Public Holidays Act 2023
6	Amendment of section 3—Days fixed as public holidays
7	Amendment of section 4—Part‑day public holidays
Part 4—Amendment of Work Health and Safety Act 2012
8	Amendment of section 117—Entry to inquire into suspected contraventions
9	Amendment of section 277—Reviews

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Act 2024.
2—Commencement
This Act comes into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2—Amendment of Fair Work Act 1994
3—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
Section 4(1), definition of Fair Work Australia—delete the definition and substitute:
Fair Work Commission means the Fair Work Commission established under the Commonwealth Act (or an industrial authority that takes the place of the Fair Work Commission under Commonwealth law);
4—Amendment of section 92—Retrospectivity
Section 92(2)(c)—delete "Fair Work Australia" and substitute:
the Fair Work Commission
5—Amendment of section 100—Adoption of principles affecting determination of remuneration and working conditions
Section 100(1)—delete "Fair Work Australia" and substitute:
the Fair Work Commission

Part 3—Amendment of Public Holidays Act 2023
6—Amendment of section 3—Days fixed as public holidays
	(1)	Section 3(1)(a)—after "1 January" insert:
(New Year's Day)
	(2)	Section 3(1)(b)—after "26 January" insert:
(Australia Day)
	(3)	Section 3(1)(c)—after "March" insert:
(Adelaide Cup Day)
	(4)	Section 3(1)(d) to (g)—delete paragraphs (d) to (g) (inclusive) and substitute:
	(d)	the Friday publicly observed as Good Friday (Good Friday);
	(e)	the day after Good Friday (Easter Saturday);
	(f)	the Sunday following Good Friday (Easter Sunday);
	(g)	the Monday following Good Friday (Easter Monday);
	(5)	Section 3(1)(h)—after "25 April" insert:
(ANZAC Day)
	(6)	Section 3(1)(i)—after "June" insert:
(the Sovereign's Birthday)
	(7)	Section 3(1)(j)—after "October" insert:
(Labour Day)
	(8)	Section 3(1)(k)—after "25 December" insert:
(Christmas Day)
	(9)	Section 3(1)(l)—after "26 December" insert:
(Proclamation Day holiday)
	(10)	Section 3(2)—delete "25 December or 1 January" and substitute:
Christmas Day or New Year's Day
	(11)	Section 3(3)—delete "26 December" and substitute:
Proclamation Day holiday
	(12)	Section 3(4)—delete "26 January" and substitute:
Australia Day
7—Amendment of section 4—Part‑day public holidays
	(1)	Section 4(a)—after "24 December" insert:
(Christmas Eve)
	(2)	Section 4(b)—after "31 December" insert:
(New Year's Eve)

Part 4—Amendment of Work Health and Safety Act 2012
8—Amendment of section 117—Entry to inquire into suspected contraventions
Section 117—delete "Executive Director" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:
regulator
9—Amendment of section 277—Reviews
Section 277(2)—delete "Executive Director" and substitute:
regulator

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