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A statement on 12 October 2020 confirmed the following timetable for the Annual Wage Review 2020–21.
Date |
Event |
26 March 2021 | Closing date for lodging submissions |
2 April–5 April 2021 | Easter |
23 April 2021 | Closing date for lodging reply submissions and any submissions relating to data or research published after 26 March 2021 |
7 May 2021 | Closing date for expressions of interest in taking part in consultations |
14 May 2021* | Closing date for lodging supplementary submissions relating to data or research published after 23 April 2021 and/or post-Budget submissions |
19 May 2021^ | Consultations |
4 June 2021# | Closing date for lodging submissions regarding the National Accounts March quarter 2021 |
8 June 2021 | Closing date for lodging reply submissions regarding the National Accounts March quarter 2021 |
* This date has been set on the assumption that the Budget for 2021–22 will be handed down on the second Tuesday of May, 11 May 2021, consistent with usual practice.
^ Format and location to be determined.
# This date has been set on the assumption that the ABS National Accounts data are released on the first Wednesday of June, 2 June 2021, consistent with usual practice.
In a statement issued on 17 September 2020, the President directed submissions to the draft timetable be submitted by 8 October 2020.