Fair Work Act 2009

Each of the following is an eligible community service activity:

jury service (including attendance for jury selection) that is required by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

a voluntary emergency management activity (see subsection (2)); or

an activity prescribed in regulations made for the purpose of subsection (4).

An employee engages in a voluntary emergency management activity if, and only if:

the employee engages in an activity that involves dealing with an emergency or natural disaster; and

the employee engages in the activity on a voluntary basis (whether or not the employee directly or indirectly takes or agrees to take an honorarium, gratuity or similar payment wholly or partly for engaging in the activity); and

the employee is a member of, or has a member‑like association with, a recognised emergency management body; and

either:

the employee was requested by or on behalf of the body to engage in the activity; or

no such request was made, but it would be reasonable to expect that, if the circumstances had permitted the making of such a request, it is likely that such a request would have been made.

A recognised emergency management body is:

a body, or part of a body, that has a role or function under a plan that:

is for coping with emergencies and/or disasters; and

is prepared by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

a fire‑fighting, civil defence or rescue body, or part of such a body; or

any other body, or part of a body, a substantial purpose of which involves:

securing the safety of persons or animals in an emergency or natural disaster; or

protecting property in an emergency or natural disaster; or

otherwise responding to an emergency or natural disaster; or

a body, or part of a body, prescribed by the regulations;

The regulations may prescribe an activity that is of a community service nature as an eligible community service activity.