Industrial Relations Act 2016

An employer is a person who—

is not a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act; and

employs, or usually employs, 1 or more individuals.

Also, employer includes the following persons—

for chapter 2, part 3, divisions 9, 11 and 12, a national system employer within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act, section 14, including a national system employer mentioned in section 30N of that Act;

a person for whose calling or business an outworker works;

for a proceeding for an offence or for payment or recovery of amounts—a former employer;

a person declared to be an employer under section 465.