Fair Work Act 2009
158Applications to vary, revoke or make modern award
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158 Applications to vary, revoke or make modern award
(1) The following table sets out who may apply for the making of a determination varying or revoking a modern award, or for the making of a modern award, under section 157:
- Who may make an application?
- Item Column 1This kind of application … Column 2may be made by …
- 1 an application to vary, omit or include terms (other than outworker terms or coverage terms) in a modern award (a) an employer, employee or organisation that is covered by the modern award; or(b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more employers or employees that are covered by the modern award.
- 2 an application to vary, omit or include outworker terms in a modern award (a) an employer, employee or outworker entity that is or would be covered by the outworker terms; or(b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more outworkers to whom the outworker terms relate or would relate.
- 3 an application to vary or include coverage terms in a modern award to increase the range of employers, employees or organisations that are covered by the award (a) an employer, employee or organisation that would become covered by the modern award; or(b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more employers or employees that would become covered by the modern award.
- 4 an application to vary or include coverage terms in a modern award to increase the range of outworker entities that are covered by outworker terms (a) an outworker entity that would become covered by the outworker terms; or(b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more outworkers who would become outworkers to whom the outworker terms relate.
- 5 an application to vary or omit coverage terms in a modern award to reduce the range of employers, employees or organisations that are covered by the award (a) an employer, employee or organisation that would stop being covered by the modern award; or(b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more employers or employees that would stop being covered by the modern award.
- 6 an application to vary or omit coverage terms in a modern award to reduce the range of outworker entities that are covered by outworker terms (a) an outworker entity that would stop being covered by the outworker terms; or(b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more outworkers who would stop being outworkers to whom the outworker terms relate.
- 7 an application for the making of a modern award (a) an employee or employer that would be covered by the modern award; or(b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more employers or employees that would be covered by the modern award.