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Primary Statutory Authorities & Claims Registry

Full directory of all primary statutory bodies and currently audited consequential factual claims cited across Labour Australia.

1. Primary Australian Statutory Authorities

FWOCommonwealth
Fair Work Ombudsman

National workplace relations system, National Minimum Wage, Modern Awards, National Employment Standards (NES), payslips, leave entitlements, casual conversion.

Pay ratesWorkplace rightsModern AwardsCasual loadingDisputes
FWCCommonwealth
Fair Work Commission

National workplace tribunal responsible for maintaining Modern Awards and setting the annual minimum wage panel determinations.

Annual Wage ReviewAward maintenanceEnterprise agreementsUnfair dismissal
Home AffairsCommonwealth
Department of Home Affairs - Immigration and Citizenship

Australian visa programs, subclass criteria, work limitation conditions (e.g. Condition 8105, 8104), visa application fees, biometric requirements.

Student visa (subclass 500)Working Holiday (subclass 417)Work and Holiday (subclass 462)Temporary Skill Shortage / TSS (subclass 482)Skilled Independent (subclass 189)
ATOCommonwealth
Australian Taxation Office

Taxation law, Tax File Number (TFN) applications, residency for tax purposes, PAYG withholding schedules, Superannuation Guarantee statutory percentages.

TFN registrationTax residency testsSuper Guarantee (11.5% FY24-25, 12% FY25-26)Medicare levy
ABSCommonwealth
Australian Bureau of Statistics

National statistical agency providing CPI inflation data, Average Weekly Earnings, and labour force metrics.

Consumer Price Index (CPI)Median weekly earningsRegional population
JSACommonwealth
Jobs and Skills Australia

Occupational shortage lists, labour market insights, and workforce demand projections.

Skills Priority List (SPL)Labour market insights
Workforce AustraliaCommonwealth
Workforce Australia

Official federal employment services platform and job seeker directory provided by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

Official job listingsJob seeker supportLicensing requirements
Study AustraliaCommonwealth
Study Australia

Official Australian Government site for international students, living cost benchmarks, provider standards, and student safety.

International student living costsCRICOS providersStudent support services
Services AustraliaCommonwealth
Services Australia

Medicare enrollment, reciprocal healthcare agreement eligibility, social security agreements.

Medicare eligibilityReciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCA)
MoneysmartCommonwealth
Moneysmart (ASIC)

Financial literacy guidance from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on banking, superannuation, scams, and consumer credit.

Australian banking basicsSuperannuation choiceFinancial scam protection
OAICCommonwealth
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Privacy Act 1988 regulation, Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), data handling standards.

Privacy rights in employmentAustralian Privacy Principles
ACCC / ScamwatchCommonwealth
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Consumer rights, employment scam warnings via Scamwatch, fair trading oversight.

Employment scamsConsumer guaranteesScamwatch reports

2. Audited Consequential Fact Claims

Every legal, wage, or visa claim published is recorded with claim ID, publication date, effective period, retrieved date, and review due date.

CLAIM-FWC-NMW-2024
Status: published•Audit Due: 2025-06-30

"The National Minimum Wage rate set by the Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review decision is $24.10 per hour (or $915.90 per 38-hour week) for full-time/part-time adult employees not covered by an award or registered agreement, plus a minimum 25% casual loading for casual employees ($30.13/hr)."

Publisher: Fair Work Ombudsman
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth
Effective Date: 2024-07-01
Retrieved: 2024-10-10
Editorial Note: Note that most Australian employees are covered by Modern Awards which specify higher occupational and classification rates.
CLAIM-ATO-SG-RATE
Status: published•Audit Due: 2025-06-30

"The statutory Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate paid by employers into a complying fund is 11.5% of ordinary time earnings for the 2024–25 financial year, legislated to rise to 12.0% on 1 July 2025."

Publisher: Australian Taxation Office
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth
Effective Date: 2024-07-01
Retrieved: 2024-10-10
Editorial Note: Superannuation is paid directly into the employee's nominated super fund and cannot be treated as spendable monthly cash.
CLAIM-HA-STUDENT-WORK-LIMIT
Status: published•Audit Due: 2025-06-30

"Primary Student visa (subclass 500) holders are subject to Condition 8105, which restricts work to a maximum of 48 hours per fortnight while course or training is in session, with unrestricted hours during formal scheduled course breaks."

Publisher: Department of Home Affairs
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth
Effective Date: 2023-07-01
Retrieved: 2024-10-10
Editorial Note: A fortnight is defined under migration regulations as any 14-day period starting on a Monday.
CLAIM-HA-STUDENT-FINANCIAL-CAP
Status: published•Audit Due: 2025-05-01

"Under migration regulations (effective 10 May 2024), international student visa applicants must demonstrate access to a minimum annual living cost evidence benchmark of $29,710 for the primary student."

Publisher: Department of Home Affairs
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth
Effective Date: 2024-05-10
Retrieved: 2024-10-10
Editorial Note: This benchmark reflects visa assessment sufficiency criteria, not a guarantee of actual personal room or rental costs.
CLAIM-FWC-CASUAL-CONVERSION
Status: published•Audit Due: 2025-08-01

"Under the Fair Work Act National Employment Standards (NES), eligible casual employees have a pathway to convert to permanent (full-time or part-time) employment where they have worked for 6 months (12 months for small businesses) with an established regular pattern of hours."

Publisher: Fair Work Ombudsman
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth
Effective Date: 2024-08-26
Retrieved: 2024-10-10
Editorial Note: Updated under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 with the new employee-choice pathway effective 26 August 2024.
CLAIM-HA-WHV-417-VS-462
Status: published•Audit Due: 2025-07-01

"Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) and Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) are distinct visa programs with separate bilateral reciprocal agreements, eligible passport countries, education prerequisites, and specified regional work guidelines."

Publisher: Department of Home Affairs
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth
Effective Date: 2024-07-01
Retrieved: 2024-10-10
Editorial Note: Must never be merged into one universal rule. Subclass 462 has tertiary education and letter of support rules for specific partner nations; 417 does not.