Introduction
Use Form F81 to apply to extend the default period for a zombie agreement.
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Who can use this form
Only use this form if you are applying to extend the default period for a zombie agreement and you are:
- an employer covered by the zombie agreement
- an employee covered by the zombie agreement, or
- an industrial association entitled to represent one or more employees covered by the zombie agreement.
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From 7 December 2023, the Commission can only extend the default period for ‘zombie agreements’ that are still in operation (because their default period has been extended past 7 December 2023 or an application for extension made before that date is pending).
You can make as many extension applications as you like, provided the pre-2010 agreement has not yet terminated. You must apply before the end of the extended default period.
If a zombie agreement has sunsetted, it is no longer in operation and cannot be extended.
Find out more about zombie agreements extended past 7 December 2023.
Before you start
Lodge this application form with a copy of your zombie agreement.
Have this information ready before you begin the application. You will need to give or tell us:
- your details
- your organisation's details (if applying on behalf of an organisation)
- your representative's details, such as a lawyer or paid agent (if you are using one)
- the name and type of zombie agreement you want to extend the default period for and a copy of the zombie agreement
- the reasons why the Commission should extend the default period
- the date your zombie agreement is currently due to terminate, and
- information about any past extension applications that have been made for your zombie agreement.
We store your information in line with the Form F81 privacy notice (pdf).
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Email your documents to lodge@fwc.gov.au.
You can also send or deliver your documents to the Commission office near you.
What happens next
If the application relates to an individual zombie agreement – as soon as possible after you lodge the application, you must send a copy of your application to (serve) the other party covered by the agreement.
If the application relates to a collective zombie agreement – as soon as possible after you lodge the application, you must send a copy of your application to (serve):
- each employer covered by the agreement
- each industrial association entitled to represent employee(s) covered by the agreement
Rules and regulations for this form
Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009:
- Item 20A of Schedule 3 (Automatic sunsetting of all remaining agreement-based transitional instruments)
- Item 26A of Schedule 3A (Automatic sunsetting of all remaining Division 2B State employment agreements)
- Item 30 of Schedule 7(Automatic sunsetting of all remaining enterprise agreements made during the bridging period)
Fair Work Commission Rules 2024: Schedule 1