Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

This Division applies, and must be given effect to, despite anything in:

the Fair Work Act or any other Commonwealth, State or Territory law; or

any contract, deed, undertaking, agreement or other instrument.

Nothing done by this Division, and nothing done by a person because of, or for a purpose connected with or arising out of, this Division:

is to be regarded as:

placing an organisation or other person in breach of contract or confidence; or

otherwise making an organisation or other person guilty of a civil wrong; or

is to be regarded as placing an organisation or other person in breach of:

any Commonwealth, State or Territory law; or

any contractual provision prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment or transfer of any asset or liability or the disclosure of any information; or

is taken to release any surety, wholly or in part, from all or any of the surety’s obligations.

Without limiting subsection (1), where, but for this section, the consent of a person would be necessary in order to give effect to this Division in a particular respect, the consent is taken to have been given.