Fair Work Australia is the former name of the Fair Work Commission. The Fair Work Commission is Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal with a focus on fair work regulations. The Fair Work Commission is the independent body responsible for fair work regulations.

• The Fair Work Commission is responsible for setting wage rates;
• The Fair Work Commission is responsible for creating and changing modern awards;
• The Fair Work Commission is responsible for approving enterprise agreements; and
• The Fair Work Commission is responsible for resolving disputes

Fair work Australia, which is now known as the Fair Work Commission and is not the same as the Fair Work Ombudsman. For fair work advice, the government agent is the fair work ombudsman.

The Fair Work Ombudsman outlines the national employment standards as 10 minimum employment entitlement that must be provided to all employees.

The National Employment Standards form part of a safety net that serves to provide fair, relevant and enforceable minimum terms and conditions of employment. The specifics of the National Employment Standards are outlined in the Fair Work Act 2009.

As outlined in the Fair Work Act 2009, Modern Awards are legal documents that outline minimum pay rates and conditions of employment for employers and employees in a particular industry or occupation.

The Fair Work Act 2009 states employees must be paid to the relevant Modern Award for their position and industry. The Fair Work Commission is responsible for setting these wage rates.

Many employment rights are contained in the Fair Work Act while other rights like minimum wage and penalty rates are referenced in the Fair Work Act but are legislation or regulation in their own accord. The Fair Work Act 2009 delegates the responsibility of enforcing the Fair Work Act to the Fair Work Commission.

When assessing right entitlements and disputes, the Fair Work Commission will refer to the Fair work Act as well as Modern Awards.

In accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009, the fair Work Commission must review all modern awards every 4 years. The Fair Work Commission commenced the first review in 2014. In 2018 the section of the Fair Work Act 2009 covering the 4 yearly review was repealed by the Fair Work Amendment.

As of 2020 the Fair Work Commission is up to stage 2 of a review where each award would be reviewed in its own right.

The Fair Work Commission is Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal. The Fair Work Commission is an independent body.

• The Fair Work commission is responsible for setting minimum wage rates;
• The Fair Work commission is responsible for creating and changing modern awards;
• The Fair Work commission is responsible for approving enterprise agreements; and
• The Fair Work commission is responsible for resolving disputes including unfair dismissal claims.

The Fair Work Commission until 2013 was known as Fair Work Australia and established by the federal Labor government in 2009. The Fair Work Commission is the Australian industrial relations tribunal created by the Fair Work Act 2009.

The Fair Work Commissions functions include the setting and varying of industrial awards, minimum wage fixation, dispute resolution and other fair work enquiries.

When the Fair Work Commission was officially launched all Fair Work Commission members were previously members of the Australian Industrial Relations commission.

The Fair Work Ombudsman, formally the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman, is an agency of the Australian Government that serves to provide advice and information in relation to the federal workplace relations system, fair work regulations and the Fair Work Act 2009. The Fair Work Ombudsman has the power to enforce workplace laws primarily the Fair Work Act 2009. They may also seek penalties for breaches of workplace laws and those in relation to the Fair Work Act 2009. The Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman is currently held by Sandra Parker and reports to the Attorney-General.

The Fair Work Ombudsman can provide and monitor compliance of workplace laws and the Fair Work Act 2009, inquire and investigate breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 and take appropriate enforcement actions if breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 are identified.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is separate from the Fair Work Commission and is an independent statutory agency that serves as a central point of contact. The Fair Work ombudsman began operating in 2009 as part of the Fair Work Act 2009.

The Fair Work Commission is an independent body.

• The Fair Work commission is responsible for setting minimum wage rates;
• The Fair Work commission is responsible for creating and changing modern awards;
• The Fair Work commission is responsible for approving enterprise agreements; and
• The Fair Work commission is responsible for resolving disputes including unfair dismissal claims.

This is distinct from the Fair Work Ombudsman.

• The Fair Work Ombudsman investigates workplace complaints
• The Fair Work Ombudsman is responsible for conducting audits to ensure compliance
• The Fair Work Ombudsman is responsible for enforcing the Fair Work Act 2009.

The Fair Work Act 2009 is the legislation that regulates the federal workplace relations system. The Fair Work Act 2009 sets out the terms and conditions of employment and the rights and responsibilities of employees, employers and employee organisations in relation to that employment.

The Fair Work Act 2009 was introduced in 2009 by the federal labour government and included the introduction of the Fair Work Commission and the Fair Work Ombudsman.

The Fair Work Commission is responsible for reviewing and updating the fair Work Act while the Fair Work Ombudsman is an independent source of information and investigation to enable the enforcement of the Fair Work Act.

The Fair Work Act 2009 was introduced to govern Australia's workplace relations system and legislate for the entitlements available to Australian workers to ensure they are protected by fair work regulations. The legislation aims to provide a safety net of minimum entitlements and enable flexible working arrangements and fairness at work.

The Fair Work Act 2009 sets out the terms and conditions of employment and the rights and responsibilities of employees, employers and employee organisations in relation to that employment.

The Fair Work Act 2009 covers ‘national system’ employees and employees. Employment that is not covered under the national industrial relations system is regulated by the relevant state legislation. Whether an employer is a national system employer depends on the location of the employment relationship (state or territory) and, in some cases, the legal status and business of the employer. The Fair Work Act 2009 covers the rights and responsibilities of employees, employers and employees’ organisations in relation to employment.

The Fair Work Act also outlines how the Fair Work Act should be reviewed and updated as well as enforced, through the Fair Work Commission and Fair Work Ombudsman.

Under the Fair Work Act 2009, all Australian employers are required to meet their obligations contained within the Fair Work Act 2009. The responsibilities are wide ranging and include, but are not limited, to:
• abiding by the minimum entitlements contained within the National Employment Standards and any applicable modern award as outline in the Fair Work Act 2009;

• paying the appropriate wage;
• keeping appropriate records (as prescribed within the Fair Work Regulations); and
• not taking (or proposing to take) action against employees for prohibited reasons.

Employers can be investigated by the Fair Work Ombudsman for not abiding by the regulations outlined in the Fair Work Act 2009.