Fair Work Commission

Making a submission

Submissions to the Annual Wage Review 2011-12 are invited from interested parties including individuals, organisations and academics.

The closing date for lodging written submissions is 5pm (EDT) 16 March 2012.

Submissions may be lodged electronically to: awr@fwa.gov.au. All submissions should be accompanied by the cover sheet (Word 64kb).

Alternatively, written submissions may be faxed to 03 9655 0401, or mailed to:

Fair Work Australia
Annual Wage Review 2011-12
GPO Box 1994
Melbourne VIC 3001

Submissions lodged by fax or mail should also include the cover sheet (Word 64kb).

Submissions in reply & submissions relating to data published after 16 March 2012

Under the Fair Work Act 2009, Fair Work Australia (FWA) must ensure that all persons and bodies have a reasonable opportunity to provide comment on submissions. Submissions in reply are invited from interested parties including individuals, organisations and academics.

The closing date for lodging written submissions in reply and any other submissions relating to data published after 16 March 2012 is 5pm (EDT) 27 April 2012.

Submissions in reply and submissions related to data published after 16 March 2012 should include the reply and any other data cover sheet (Word 63kb) and may be lodged in the same way as submissions outlined above.

Post-Budget submissions

The 2012-13 Commonwealth Budget is handed down on 8 May 2012. Written supplementary submissions limited to matters relevant to the Budget are invited.

The closing date for lodging written post-Budget submissions is 5pm (EDT) 11 May 2012.

Post-Budget submissions should include the post-Budget cover sheet (Word 63kb) and may be lodged in the same way as submissions outlined above.

Publication of submissions

FWA, under s.289 of the Fair Work Act 2009, is required to publish all submissions made to Annual Wage Reviews.

However, if a submission made by a person or body includes information that is claimed to be confidential or commercially sensitive, and Fair Work Australia is satisfied that the information is confidential or commercially sensitive, FWA:

1. may decide not to publish the information, and
2. may instead publish:
   
   1. a summary of the information which contains sufficient detail to allow a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information (without disclosing anything that is confidential or commercially sensitive), or
   2. if FWA considers that it is not practicable to prepare a summary that would comply with subparagraph (i)-a statement that confidential or commercially sensitive information in the submission has not been published.