# Effect of this Subdivision on the validity of certain contracts is to be disregarded

> act-s245APA — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

245APA Effect of this Subdivision on the validity of certain
        contracts is to be disregarded
          (1) For the purposes of a relevant workplace law, any effect of this
              Subdivision on the validity of a contract of service, or the validity
              of a contract for services, is to be disregarded.
          (2) In this section:
               relevant workplace law means:
                 (a) another law of the Commonwealth (other than the Fair Work
                     Act 2009) that regulates the relationships between the parties
                     to a contract of service, or a contract for services, in relation
                     to the performance of work; or
                 (b) a law of a State or Territory that regulates the relationships
                     between the parties to a contract of service, or a contract for
                     services, in relation to the performance of work;
               and includes a law dealing with occupational health and safety
               matters and a law dealing with workers’ compensation.
               Note:      Section 40B of the Fair Work Act 2009 also provides that for the
                          purposes of that Act, any effect of this Act, or an instrument made










                         under this Act, on the validity of a contract of employment, or a
                         contract for services, is to be disregarded.

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