Australian Labor Party
Work
Protect penalty rates and overtime in law so award workers cannot have them cut.
The commitment in plain words, not a quote.
Delivered
The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Act 2025 became law on 29 August 2025.
Reported in
Source: A cheat sheet of the policies Australians are being promised on election day (22 Apr 2025, updated 3 May 2025)
SBS News · checked 14 Oct 2026
Evidence for the status
Source: Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Act 2025
Federal Register of Legislation · checked 14 Oct 2026
How Parliament voted
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025
11 recorded votes, with how each party voted
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