Apply to approve a greenfields agreement (Form F19)

When you make a greenfields agreement under subsection 182(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009, you must apply to us for approval. If your agreement is not a greenfields agreement, use the form for a single or multi-enterprise agreement.

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Who can use this form

Use this form if:

  • you are an employer or a bargaining representative (or acting for them) for a greenfields agreement
  • you are applying for approval of a greenfields agreement made under section 182(3) of the Fair Work Act.

Note:

  • if you made the agreement under section 182(4) of the Fair Work Act, complete Form F21A.
  • if the agreement is not a greenfields agreement, complete Form F16.

Before you start

Have this information ready before you start. You will need to give us:

  • contact details for the applicant, bargaining representatives and/or unions
  • basic details of the agreement, such as its name and the industry it covers
  • details of any similar agreements lodged with the Commission for approval.

You may need to send us extra information with your application:

  • if an employer's bargaining representative made the agreement, you must give us a copy of the written instrument of appointment
  • the employer's declaration to support the greenfields agreement (Form F20)
  • any union's declaration to support the greenfields agreement (Form F21), which the union can also lodge separately.

We store your information in line with the Form F19 privacy notice (pdf).

You must lodge your application no more than 14 days after the agreement is made. The application includes:

  • this form
  • a copy of the agreement, signed the right way
  • a copy of the written instrument of appointment (if applicable)
  • a declaration by each employer covered by the agreement (Form F20)
  • a declaration by each union covered by the agreement (Form F21), which the union can also lodge separately.

Email your completed form to lodge@fwc.gov.au. If you have supporting documents, you should send them at the same time. You can also send or deliver your documents to the Commission office near you.

Form F19 (doc) – Application for approval of a greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(3) of the Act Form F19 (pdf) – Application for approval of a greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(3) of the Act

What happens next

As soon as possible after you lodge the application, you must send (serve) a copy to:

  • each employer that the agreement covers AND
  • each union that the agreement covers.

Rules and regulations for this form

Fair Work Act 2009: Section 185

Fair Work Commission Rules 2024: Rule 33, Rule 36 and Schedule 1

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