Regulated worker minimum standards submission form

Anyone can use this form to make a submission. We want to hear from individuals, businesses and other interested parties.

We recommend you read about Regulated worker and contractual chain standards before you make a submission. You should also read about the case you are making a submission for. This will help you understand if the laws and case are relevant to you. 

You will find all Regulated worker minimum standards cases on our website. On each case page you can read the:

• application
• statements
• decisions
• draft orders.

A submission is how you tell us what you think about a case. We will usually ask for submissions at set times during a case. We may do this to find out what you think about an application we have received or a draft order we have published. Your submission might include:  

• why you think a draft order or guidelines should or should not be made
• how the making of an order or guidelines might affect you
• what an order or guidelines should include.

Commission Members consider submissions and evidence when making decisions. 

You should plan your submission before you start. This will help you provide clear information. We suggest you: 

• plan what you want to say
• organise your submission by topic and use headings
• only include relevant material
• emphasise the key points so they are clear
• explain why you think we should or should not do something.

If you refer to information in a different document, include a reference to where that information is in that document. For example, the clause, paragraph or page numbers. This makes your submission easier to understand.

These cases are public and the Fair Work Act 2009 requires us to publish certain submissions and related documents on our website. This will include your name so it is clear who has made the submission. We may include the details of your submission in decisions and other documents. Your submission may also be discussed in public hearings or consultations.

Tell us in the form if you want us to remove private or sensitive information before we publish. You must also provide a reason why. We may still publish your information even if you ask us not to. 

We handle the information you provide in your submission and any related documents in line with our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988. You can find out more about these obligations in our Privacy policy.

We can accept your submission by email.

Before you send your submission or another document as an attachment:

• Consider any sensitive or confidential information in the document. Consider if the information is necessary. If you want to ask us to keep information confidential, you should do this in the covering email. Please note a request to keep information confidential may not be granted.
• Check the format is an approved file type.
• Remove any document passwords or file restrictions.

Email your documents to rws@fwc.gov.au. You should attach your submission and any related documents to your email. Include the relevant case number (for example MS2022/1) in the email. 

If you cannot email, we can accept your submission by post or at one of our offices. Address the documents to the General Manager and send or deliver them to your nearest Commission office.

For more information about making submissions read our Information note for parties (pdf).