Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (55 of 2009)

Schedule 2   Overarching Schedule about transitional matters

Part 1   Interpretation of the transitional Schedules

3   Meaning of WR Act and FW Act

Meaning of WR Act

(1) WR Act means the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and, unless the contrary intention appears, means that Act as in force immediately before the WR Act repeal day.

(2) Unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to the WR Act, or to a provision or provisions of the WR Act, includes a reference to regulations made for the purposes of the WR Act, or for the purposes of the provision or provisions of the WR Act.

(3) If an item of the transitional Schedules provides for the WR Act, or a provision or provisions of the WR Act, to continue to apply on and after the WR Act repeal day (or during the bridging period), the WR Act, or the provision or provisions, continue to so apply despite the WR Act repeal.

Meaning of FW Act

(4) FW Act means the Fair Work Act 2009.

(5) Unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to the FW Act, or to a provision or provisions of the FW Act, includes a reference to regulations made for the purposes of the FW Act, or for the purposes of the provision or provisions of the FW Act.