Fair Work Act

Employment in the Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) is governed by:

• Northern Territory and
• Commonwealth legislation.

The main laws are the:

• Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 and
• Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

What the Act includes

The Fair Work Act 2009 governs:

• all national system employers and employees
• Commissioner for Public Employment
• NTPS employees.

It provides a legislative ‘safety net’ of entitlements through a system of modern awards and sets minimum employment conditions called the National Employment Standards.

Other elements of the Act relevant to the NTPS are:

• a system for making and approving enterprise agreements
• the Fair Work Commission a body which:
  • approves enterprise agreements/awards
  • hears applications for unfair dismissal and adverse action claims, and applications for transfer of business or dispute resolution

  NTPS enterprise agreements and the NTPS Enterprise Award 2016 are made under the Fair Work Act 2009.

  Contact us

  If you have any questions call 08 8999 4282 or email enquiries.ocpe@nt.gov.au.