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Legislation & regulations for awards & agreements

 

Awards, agreements & bargaining

The sections of the Fair Work Act 2009 which deal with awards, agreements and bargaining, and the relevant forms, are listed below.

Note: the information on this page relates to awards, agreements and bargaining only. To find other Fair Work legislation go to the Legislation & regulations page of this website.

Modern awards

Part 2-3 of the Fair Work Act 

Applications Relevant legislation Form

Application to vary a modern award

ss.157–160 (part 2-3 ss.132–168)

Form F46

Agreements

Part 2-4 and Schedule 1, Part 10 of the Fair Work Act

Applications Relevant legislation Form

Application for approval of enterprise agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F16

Employer's declaration in support of application for approval of enterprise agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F17

Declaration of employee organisation in relation to application for approval of enterprise agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F18

Application for approval of Greenfields agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F19

Employer's declaration in support of application for approval of Greenfields agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F20

Declaration of employee organisation in support of application for approval of Greenfields agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F21

Application for approval of variation of enterprise agreement

s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F23

Employer's declaration in support of approval of variation of enterprise agreement

s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F23A

Declaration of employee organisation in support of approval of variation of enterprise agreement

s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F23B

Application for the Commission to vary an enterprise agreement to resolve an uncertainty or difficulty about the definition of casual employee or casual conversion rights

clause 45 (Sched 1, Part 10)

Form F23C

Application for termination of enterprise agreement

s.222, s.225 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F24

Enterprise bargaining

Part 2-4 and Part 3-3 of the Fair Work Act 

Applications & associated forms Relevant legislation Form

Application for the Commission to deal with a bargaining dispute

s.240 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257

 Form F11

Application for a protected action ballot order

s.437 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F34

Application for variation of a protected action ballot order

s. 447 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F35

Application for an order to suspend or terminate protected industrial action

ss.423–426 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F37

Application for an order for an extension of a suspension of protected industrial action

s.428 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F38

Application for revocation of a protected action ballot order

s.448 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F36

Application for a majority support determination

s.236 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F30

Application for a scope order

s.238 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F31

Application for a bargaining order

s.229 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F32

Application for a serious breach declaration

s.234 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F33

Application for an order in relation to partial work bans 

s.472 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F39

Updated time

Last updated

11 October 2021

 

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