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Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Act 2025
Act No. 52 of 2025 · Assented 4 November 2025
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In brief
Sets up a scheme for courts to make protection orders against people who commit or threaten violence against Commonwealth workers or at Commonwealth workplaces, with penalties for breaches.
Who's affected
- Commonwealth workers, including contractors and volunteers
- People visiting Commonwealth workplaces or services
- People named as respondents in orders
- Courts and Commonwealth agency heads
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