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69AA: Object of this Part
or “This part explains how workers can ask to change their work setup and how bosses should handle these requests.”
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“This section explains important words and ideas used in the flexible working rules, like what counts as working arrangements and who is affected by family violence.”

In this part of the law, certain words have special meanings. These meanings help you understand the rules about flexible working.

“Additional terms that need variation” means changes to your job that you might need if you’re affected by family violence. This can include changing where you work, what you do at work, how much contact information you give your employer, or any other part of your job that you think needs to change.

“Child” is defined in section 8 of the Family Violence Act 2018.

“Family violence” is explained in section 9 of the Family Violence Act 2018.

“Mediation” means help to solve problems, as described in section 144 of this law.

A “person affected by family violence” is someone who has experienced family violence, or someone who lives with a child who has experienced family violence.

A “request” is a written message you send to your employer. In this message, you ask to change your working arrangements, but not in the way described in Part 6AB about short-term flexible working for people affected by family violence.

“Working arrangements” means your hours of work, days of work, where you work (like at home or at your workplace), and if you’re affected by family violence, it can include other changes you need.

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Part 6AA Flexible working

69AAAInterpretation

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    additional terms that need variation, in relation to an employee, means 1 or more of the following:

    1. the location of the employee’s workplace:
      1. the employee’s duties at work:
        1. the extent of the contact details that the employee must provide to the employer:
          1. any other term of the employee’s employment—
            1. that is not a term covered by paragraphs (a) to (c) of this definition or by paragraphs (a) to (c) of the definition in this section of working arrangements; and
              1. that, in the employee's view, needs variation to enable the employee to deal with the effects of being a person affected by family violence

              child has the meaning given to it in section 8 of the Family Violence Act 2018

                family violence has the meaning given to it in section 9 of the Family Violence Act 2018

                  mediation means mediation provided under section 144

                    person affected by family violence means a person who is 1 or both of the following:

                    1. a person against whom any other person inflicts, or has inflicted, family violence:
                      1. a person with whom there ordinarily or periodically resides a child against whom any other person inflicts, or has inflicted, family violence

                        request means a request made under this Part that—

                        1. is written; and
                          1. requests an employer to vary an employee's terms and conditions of employment relating to the employee's working arrangements (other than by making a variation that the employee can request under Part 6AB (flexible working short-term for people affected by family violence)); and
                            1. is made by the employee or on the employee's behalf

                              working arrangements, in relation to an employee, means 1 or more of the following:

                              1. hours of work:
                                1. days of work:
                                  1. place of work (for example, at home or at the employee's place of work):
                                    1. if the employee is a person affected by family violence, additional terms that need variation.

                                    Notes
                                    • Section 69AAA: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 105).
                                    • Section 69AAA additional terms that need variation: inserted, on , by section 5(1) of the Domestic Violence—Victims' Protection Act 2018 (2018 No 21).
                                    • Section 69AAA additional terms that need variation paragraph (d)(ii): amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                    • Section 69AAA child: inserted, on , by section 5(1) of the Domestic Violence—Victims' Protection Act 2018 (2018 No 21).
                                    • Section 69AAA child: amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                    • Section 69AAA domestic violence: repealed, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                    • Section 69AAA family violence: inserted, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                    • Section 69AAA non-compliance with section 69AAE: repealed, on , by section 23 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 61).
                                    • Section 69AAA person affected by domestic violence: repealed, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                    • Section 69AAA person affected by family violence: inserted, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                    • Section 69AAA request: replaced, on , by section 5(2) of the Domestic Violence—Victims' Protection Act 2018 (2018 No 21).
                                    • Section 69AAA request paragraph (b): amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                    • Section 69AAA working arrangements paragraph (d): inserted, on , by section 5(3) of the Domestic Violence—Victims' Protection Act 2018 (2018 No 21).
                                    • Section 69AAA working arrangements paragraph (d): amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).