Clause 27

in subsection (1)(e), delete “or” at the end;

in subsection (1)(f), replace the comma at the end with “; or”;

in subsection (1), after paragraph (f), insert —“(g)any workplace fairness dispute,”;

in subsection (1), replace “1 February 2011” with “the specified date”;

after subsection (1), insert —“(1A) In subsection (1), the specified date is —

for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) to (f) — 1 February 2011; and

for the purposes of subsection (1)(g) — the date on which section 27(c) of the Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Act 2025 comes into operation.”;

in subsection (2)(c), after “paragraph (a) or (b)”, insert “or a workplace fairness dispute”;

in subsection (2), replace paragraph (d) with —“(d)any workplace fairness dispute where the alleged discriminatory employment decision is a decision mentioned in section 5(1) of the Workplace Fairness Act 2025, in a case where the Commissioner receives a notification under section 30H(2) relating to that dispute after the applicable period specified in section 36E(2) of that Act;

any workplace fairness dispute where the alleged discriminatory employment decision is a decision mentioned in section 6(1) of the Workplace Fairness Act 2025, in a case where the Commissioner receives a notification under section 30H(2) relating to that dispute after the applicable period specified in section 36E(3) of that Act;

any workplace fairness dispute where the alleged discriminatory employment decision is a decision mentioned in section 7(1) of the Workplace Fairness Act 2025, in a case where the Commissioner receives a notification under section 30H(2) relating to that dispute after the applicable period specified in section 36E(4) of that Act;

any workplace fairness dispute where the Commissioner receives a notification under section 30H(2) stating a claim in relation to the dispute for an amount exceeding the tribunal limit;

any other dispute, in a case where the Commissioner receives a notification under section 30H(2) relating to that dispute later than one year after the date on which the material facts giving rise to the dispute occurred.”; and

replace subsection (3) with —“(3) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, lengthen or shorten any period of time mentioned in subsection (2)(c)(ii), (d), (e), (f) or (h), either generally or for any class of employees, any class of employers and any category of disputes mentioned in subsection (1).”.