Legislation & regulations for awards & agreements

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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	Part 2-3 of the Act
Application to vary a modern award	ss.157–160 (part 2-3 ss.132–168)	F46
Agreements	Part 2-4 of the Act
Application for approval of enterprise agreement	s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F16
Employer's declaration in support of application for approval of enterprise agreement	s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F17
Declaration of employee organisation in relation to application for approval of enterprise agreement	s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F18
Application for approval of Greenfields agreement	s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F19
Employer's declaration in support of application for approval of Greenfields agreement	s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F20
Declaration of employee organisation in support of application for approval of Greenfields agreement	s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F21
Application for approval of variation of enterprise agreement	s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F23
Employer's declaration in support of approval of variation of enterprise agreement	s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F23A
Declaration of employee organisation in support of approval of variation of enterprise agreement	s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F23B
Application for termination of enterprise agreement	s.222, s.225 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F24
Enterprise bargaining	Part 2-4 and part 3-3 of the Act
Application for the Commission to deal with a bargaining dispute	s.240 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257	F11
Application for a protected action ballot order	s.437 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)	F34
Application for variation of a protected action ballot order	s. 447 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)	F35
Application for an order to suspend or terminate protected industrial action	ss.423–426 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)	F37
Application for an order for an extension of a suspension of protected industrial action	s.428 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)	F38
Application for revocation of a protected action ballot order	s.448 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)	F36
Application for a majority support determination	s.236 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F30
Application for a scope order	s.238 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F31
Application for a bargaining order	s.229 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F32
Application for a serious breach declaration	s.234 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)	F33
Application for an order in relation to partial work bans	s.472 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)	F39