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69AB: Object of this Part
or “This part explains how workers affected by family violence can ask for short-term changes to their work to help them cope.”
You could also call this:

“This section explains important words and ideas used in the law about flexible work for people affected by family violence.”

This part of the law explains some important words and phrases used in the rules about flexible working for people affected by family violence.

When you’re reading this part of the law, here’s what some words mean:

“Additional terms that need variation” means changes to your work that you might need if you’re affected by family violence. This could be changing where you work, what you do at work, what contact details 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 defined in section 9 of the Family Violence Act 2018.

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

“Non-compliance with section 69ABE” means not following the rules in that section, including making wrong decisions about an employee’s request.

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

A “request” is when you ask your employer in writing to change your working arrangements because of family violence. You can make this request yourself or have someone else do it for you.

“Working arrangements” means your hours of work, days of work, place of work (like at home or at your usual workplace), or any other parts of your job that need to change.

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Part 6AB Flexible working short-term for people affected by family violence

69ABAInterpretation

  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

                    non-compliance with section 69ABE includes, without limitation, making a wrong determination under 1 or both of section 69ABF(1)(a) and (b)

                      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; 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. additional terms that need variation.

                                      Notes
                                      • Section 69ABA: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Domestic Violence—Victims' Protection Act 2018 (2018 No 21).
                                      • Section 69ABA additional terms that need variation paragraph (d)(ii): amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                      • Section 69ABA child: amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                      • Section 69ABA domestic violence: repealed, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                      • Section 69ABA family violence: inserted, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                      • Section 69ABA person affected by domestic violence: repealed, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
                                      • Section 69ABA person affected by family violence: inserted, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).