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Fair Work Act 2009
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216DA Application for the FWC’s approval of a variation of a single interest employer agreement to add employer and employees—joint variation
Application for approval
(1) If a variation of a single interest employer agreement is made under section 216D, the employer to be covered by the agreement must apply to the FWC for approval of the variation.
Material to accompany the application
(2) The application must be accompanied by:
(a) a signed copy of the variation; and
(b) a copy of the agreement as proposed to be varied; and
(c) any declarations that are required by the procedural rules to accompany the application.
When the application must be made
(3) The application must be made:
(a) within 14 days after the variation is made; or
(b) if in all the circumstances the FWC considers it fair to extend that period—within such further period as the FWC allows.
Signature requirements
(4) The regulations may prescribe requirements relating to the signing of variations of single interest employer agreements made under section 216D.