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Closing Loopholes legislation receives Royal Assent

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The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 (Cth) was passed late last year and received Royal Assent on 14 December 2023.

As a result some parts of the Closing Loopholes reforms have now become law and others will soon be. 

Here are the key dates for those changes which were passed:

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Our national Employee Relations and Safety team will continue to keep you up-to-date on all the remaining changes to be considered by Federal parliament under the Closing Loopholes Bill.

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