Submissions for the Annual Wage Review 2026

Submissions to the Annual Wage Review 2026 are invited from all interested parties including individuals, organisations and academics. 

Under the Fair Work Act 2009, we must make sure that everyone has a reasonable opportunity to comment on submissions.

Submissions are usually invited in 3 stages. 

• Initial submissions – the first stage is for submissions that set out the initial position of interested parties.
• Submissions in reply – the second stage is for submissions that respond to any submissions received in the first stage.
• Supplementary and/or post-Budget submissions – the third stage is for further submissions about information that we have published, including research or data, and submissions about what was in the Budget. 

We may also publish a list of questions on notice and invite interested parties to respond to or comment on these with their submissions in reply or supplementary submissions. 

Additional stages may be needed if we want further information about something that may affect the Annual Wage Review.

Any interested party, including individuals, organisations and academics, can make submissions to us about the Annual Wage Review each year. 

All submissions should be made in writing. They should include the appropriate cover sheet for that stage. 

Submissions must be sent to us in time to meet the deadlines set out on this page for each stage. 

Submissions lodged throughout the 2026 Review should not be longer than 30 pages.

Submissions should be lodged by emailing them to us at awr@fwc.gov.au.

Under section 289 of the Fair Work Act 2009, we are required to publish all submissions made to annual wage reviews.

 Submissions to the Annual Wage Review 2026 will be published on the Annual Wage Review 2026 page when we receive them. 

You can use the search fields and filter in the document table in combination (in any order) to find relevant documents.

If you think any information in your submission is confidential or commercially sensitive, please tell us when you send it.

If we agree, we may:

• choose not to publish that information
• publish a summary that explains the main points without revealing anything confidential or sensitive
• publish a short statement saying we haven’t published some information because it’s confidential or sensitive, if preparing a summary isn’t possible.

Initial submissions 

The deadline for lodging initial submissions is 4 pm (AEDST) on Friday 27 March 2026. 

Initial submissions should include an initial submission cover sheet (docx). 

Submissions in reply

including submissions about data or research published after 27 March 2026. 

The deadline for lodging written submissions in reply and any other submissions relating to data or research published after 27 March 2026 is 4 pm (AEST) on Friday 1 May 2026.

Submissions in reply and submissions related to data or research published after 27 March 2026 should include a submissions in reply cover sheet (docx). 

Post-Budget and/or Supplementary submissions

including submissions about data or research published after 1 May 2026. 

The deadline for supplementary submissions is 4 pm (AEST) on Friday 15 May 2026. Supplementary submissions should include a post-Budget and/or supplementary submission cover sheet (docx).

If you have questions about submissions to the Annual Wage Review 2026, please email us at awr@fwc.gov.au.

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