to state or territory boundaries or did not have effect in each state and territory. Fair Work Act 2009 The Rudd Labor Government's Fair Work Act 2009 ("An Act relating to workplace relations, and for related purposes") (FW Act) repealed the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005, and established Fair Work Australia (renamed Fair Work Commission in 2012), which commenced operation on 1 July 2009. The Fair Work Act 2009 created Fair Work Australia, now the Fair Work Commission, and is still in force . The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 ("An Act relating to registered organisations, and for other purposes") superseded the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (the successor to Industrial Relations Act 1988), and is still in force . The Fair Work Commission's functions include the setting and varying industrial awards, minimum wage fixation, dispute resolution, the approval of enterprise agreements, and handling claims for unfair dismissal. States The Victorian Government has referred most of its industrial relations powers to the Commonwealth, most recently via the Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009 (Vic), resulting in a majority of public sector workers in Victoria being covered by the FW Act. See also Electrolux v AWU (2004) Hancock Report (1985) Harvester case (1907) History of labour law History of the minimum wage#Australia Patrick Stevedores v MUA (1998) White Paper on Full Employment in Australia (1945) – defined economic policy for 30 years Notes References Further reading (In 1996, Victoria referred the bulk of its industrial powers to the Commonwealth.) Labour law by country