Legislation & regulations for awards & agreements

Awards, agreements & bargaining

The sections of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) which deal with awards, agreements and bargaining, and the relevant forms, are listed below.

Note: the information on this page relates to awards, agreements and bargaining only. To find other Fair Work legislation go to the Legislation & regulations page in the About us section of this website.

The forms required to make an application under this section of the Act can be found on the Forms page.

Applications & associated forms Relevant legislation Form
Modern awards

Part 2-3 of the Act 

  

Application to vary a modern award

ss.157–160 (part 2-3 ss.132–168)

Form F46
Agreements

Part 2-4 of the Act

  

Application for approval of enterprise agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F16

Employer's declaration in support of application for approval of enterprise agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F17

Declaration of employee organisation in relation to application for approval of enterprise agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F18

Application for approval of Greenfields agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F19

Employer's declaration in support of application for approval of Greenfields agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F20

Declaration of employee organisation in support of application for approval of Greenfields agreement

s.185 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F21

Application for approval of variation of enterprise agreement

s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F23

Employer's declaration in support of approval of variation of enterprise agreement

s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F23A

Declaration of employee organisation in support of approval of variation of enterprise agreement

s.210 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F23B

Application for termination of enterprise agreement

s.222, s.225 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F24
Enterprise bargaining

Part 2-4 and Part 3-3 of the Act 

  

Application for the Commission to deal with a bargaining dispute

s.240 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257

 Form F11

Application for a protected action ballot order

s.437 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F34

Application for variation of a protected action ballot order

s. 447 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F35

Application for an order to suspend or terminate protected industrial action

ss.423–426 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F37

Application for an order for an extension of a suspension of protected industrial action

s.428 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F38

Application for revocation of a protected action ballot order

s.448 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F36

Application for a majority support determination

s.236 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F30

Application for a scope order

s.238 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F31

Application for a bargaining order

s.229 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F32

Application for a serious breach declaration

s.234 (part 2-4, ss. 169–257)

 Form F33

Application for an order in relation to partial work bans 

s.472 (part 3-3, ss. 406–477)

 Form F39

 

 

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Last updated

28 December 2018

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