Updated to 5 December 2025 (Act No. 12 of 2025 and S.I. No. 587 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003
No. 29 of 2003
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 14 July 2003 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redress and appeal procedures provided | 16/2015, ss. 1(2), 41(1), 44, sch. 5 part 1 item 12, sch. 6 part 1 item 18, sch. 6 part 2 item 18 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Act included in definitions of employment, relevant enactments | 16/2015, ss. 1(2), 2 and sch. 1 part 1 item 10 | 1 August 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 338 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| Min. may refuse permit for offence under | 16/2006, s. 12(1)(c) and sch. 1, s. 41(4) | 1 January 2007 | Employment Permits Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 682 of 2006), art. 2 |
| Transfer of functions under | S.I. No. 438 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3 and sch. part 1 | 14 October 2020 | S.I. No. 438 of 2020, arts. 1(2) |
| S.I. No. 361 of 2017, arts. 1(2), 2, 3 and sch. part 1 | 1 September 2017 | S.I. No. 361 of 2017, arts. 1(2) | |
| 42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), sch. 3 item 52 | 1 January 2005 | Health Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 886 of 2004), art. 2 | |
| S. 2 references construed | 1/2014, ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3), 25(2) | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 2(1) am. | 1/2014, ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6 | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 146 of 2014), art. 2 |
| 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 43 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 | |
| S. 8 application restricted | 26/2017, ss. 1(2), 18(8) | 1 January 2018 | National Shared Services Office Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 579 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 9 application restricted | 26/2017, ss. 1(2), 18(8) | 1 January 2018 | National Shared Services Office Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 579 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 9A inserted | S.I. No. 686 of 2022, reg. 14 | 16 December 2022 | |
| S. 14 substituted | 16/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 item 18 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15 substituted | 16/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 item 18 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 16 repealed | 16/2015, ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), sch. 2 pt. 1 item 17 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |