s.285 - Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2025 - timetable and the 2025 federal election.

1. On 28 March 2025, a federal election was announced for 3 May 2025.[1]

• [2] The timetable for the Annual Wage Review 2025 was set on 13 December 2024.[2] Following the lodgment of initial submissions, parties have an opportunity to lodge reply submissions (by 2 May 2025), supplementary submissions (by 16 May 2025) and attend the public consultation on 21 May 2025.

• [3] Based on the published timetable, if a newly‑formed government were to submit a primary submission to this year's annual wage review, it would have an opportunity to do so on or before 16 May 2025. This would afford parties a right to reply to matters raised in the primary submissions at the public consultation on 21 May 2025.

• [4] If a primary submission cannot be lodged by that date due to special circumstances, the newly‑formed government will be required to seek leave to file a submission after that date.

1. [1]'Documents relating to the calling of the election for 3 May 2025', Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia (Web Page, 28 March 2025).
2. [2][2024] FWC 3487.

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