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Article: First 'Unfair' Contract Claims Under The Independent Contractors Act.(Riteway Transport)(Keldote Pvt Ltd v. Riteway Transport)(Fabsert Pvt Ltd v. ABB Warehousing)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- March 3, 2009
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One of the 'evils' eradicated from the industrial relations system by the Work Choices reforms was the 'unfair contracts' jurisdiction operating in NSW and Queensland, previously available to workers of all stripes, including employees, contractors (whether companies or individuals), and other 'arrangements' or 'understandings' for the performance of work. However, a more limited substitute jurisdiction was established by the Independent Contractors Act from March 2007, applicable only to contractors. The Federal Magistrates Court has now had two opportunities to consider and determine claims made in the jurisdiction which, at this stage, is unaffected by the Forward with ...