Introduction
Each employer that is a bargaining representative must fill out a declaration using Form F21B. Send this declaration with the application and other materials.
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Before you start
Have this information ready before you begin. You will need to give or tell us:
- your details as the person making the declaration
- the name of the employer
- the name of the enterprise agreement and the kind of work the agreement will cover
- details of the genuine new enterprise that the employer is setting up or planning to set up
- details of any similar enterprises the employer has or is planning to have
- information about the notified negotiation period including who you notified and when
- details about the steps to sign the agreement
- whether the agreement covers all or only some of the future employees
- how it would be in the public interest to approve the agreement
- what the usual pay and conditions are in the relevant industry for similar work
- overall, how the agreement is consistent with these usual pay and conditions
- information about the terms in the agreement and who they cover
- any awards that cover the employer and any of the employees the agreement will cover
- differences in the terms or conditions of employment between the relevant awards and the agreement.
You also need to give us:
- application Form F21A (doc)
- a copy of each notice ('notified negotiation period') given by an employer that is a bargaining representative for the greenfields agreement.
Who can use this form
Use this form only if:
- you are lodging this declaration with Form F21 – Application for approval of greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(4) of the Fair Work Act
- you are an employer that is a bargaining representative for the agreement, or an officer or authorised employee acting on their behalf.
Note:
- if you made the agreement under section 182(3) of the Act, complete declaration Form 20.
- if the agreement is not a greenfields agreement, complete declaration Form F17.
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Email your documents to melbourne@fwc.gov.au. You can also send or deliver your documents to the Commission office near you.
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What happens next?
As soon as possible after you lodge the application, you must send ('serve') a copy to:
- each union that the agreement covers.
Rules and regulations for this form
Fair Work Act 2009: Section 185 and 185A
Fair Work Commission Rules 2013: Rule 24 (5B and 5C) and Schedule 1