[no bill text published] Criminal offence for breaking a Commonwealth workplace protection order

Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2025

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

It is a crime to break a condition of a Commonwealth workplace protection order.
Courts must keep the names of affected workers private during protection order proceedings.
The law applies to actions taken outside Australia.
Authorised people can apply for urgent interim orders by phone or fax.
Courts can change or cancel a Commonwealth workplace protection order.
The Minister must review how the law is working after three years.

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