Fair Work Commission

Introduction

In accordance with s.156 of the Fair Work Act 2009 the Fair Work Commission must review all modern awards every 4 years. As soon as practicable after 1 January 2014 the Commission will commence the first 4 yearly review of modern awards (the Modern Award Review).

From this site you can access information about the Review, including statements, decisions, transcript, submissions and associated documents. The site is updated when information and documents become available.

First 4 yearly review and commencement of the second review

The second 4 yearly review is due to commence as soon as practicable after 1 January 2018 (the second review). The President of the Fair Work Commission, Justice Ross, issued a Statement on 11 December 2017 providing an update on the status of the first 4 yearly review (the current review) and the commencement of the second review.

A further Statement was issued on 2 January 2018 confirming that the President does not propose to commence the second 4 yearly review until the current review has been completed and parties have been given an opportunity to consider how the recently reviewed modern awards are operating in practice.

Submissions - completion of first 4 yearly review and commencement of second review