(ii) the placement of a with the and conditions can no employee for adoption; and longer be undermined by (b) the employee has or will have a the making of statutory responsibility for the care of the individual employment child.’’ agreements of any kind given that such Section 17 agreements can never be Meaning of child of a person part of a fair workplace A child of a person includes: relations system; and ‘(1) (a) someone who is a child of the (d) assisting employees to person within the meaning of the balance their work and Family Law Act 1975; and family responsibilities by (b) an adopted child or step-child providing for flexible of the person. working arrangements; It does not matter whether the and is an adult. (e) enabling fairness and representation at work If, under this section, one person is and the prevention of a child of another person, other discrimination by family relationships are also to be recognising the right to determined on the basis that the freedom of association child is a child of that other person. and the right to be Note: For example, for the purpose represented, protecting of leave entitlements in relation to against unfair treatment immediate family under Division 7 and discrimination, of Part 2-2 (which deals with providing accessible and personal/carer’s leave and effective procedures to compassionate leave): resolve grievances and (a) the person is the parent of disputes and providing the child, and so is a member of effective compliance the child’s immediate family; and mechanisms; and (b) the and any other (f) achieving productivity children, of the other person are and fairness through an emphasis on collective bargaining
(ii) the placement of a with the employee for adoption; and (b) the employee has or will have a responsibility for the care of the child.’’ Section 17 Meaning of child of a person ‘(1) A child of a person includes: (a) someone who is a child of the person within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975; and (b) an adopted child or step-child of the person. It does not matter whether the is an adult. If, under this section, one person is a child of another person, other family relationships are also to be determined on the basis that the child is a child of that other person. Note: For example, for the purpose of leave entitlements in relation to immediate family under Division 7 of Part 2-2 (which deals with personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave): (a) the person is the parent of the child, and so is a member of the child’s immediate family; and (b) the and any other children, of the other person are and conditions can no longer be undermined by the making of statutory individual employment agreements of any kind given that such agreements can never be part of a fair workplace relations system; and (d) assisting employees to balance their work and family responsibilities by providing for flexible working arrangements; and (e) enabling fairness and representation at work and the prevention of discrimination by recognising the right to freedom of association and the right to be represented, protecting against unfair treatment and discrimination, providing accessible and effective procedures to resolve grievances and disputes and providing effective compliance mechanisms; and (f) achieving productivity and fairness through an emphasis on collective bargaining