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Legislation & regulations for awards & agreements
Awards, agreements & bargaining
The sections of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) 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 in the About us section of this website.
The forms required to make an application under this section of the Act can be found on the Forms page.
| Applications & associated forms | Relevant legislation | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Modern awards | ||
|
Application to vary a modern award |
ss.157–160 (part 2-3 ss.132–168) |
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| Agreements | ||
|
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 |
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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 termination of enterprise agreement |
Form F24 | |
| Enterprise bargaining | ||
|
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 |
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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 |
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Last updated
28 December 2018
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