641AMinister may handle complaints about FWC Members

641A Minister may handle complaints about FWC Members

The Minister may handle a complaint about the performance by an FWC Member of his or her duties:

(a) for the purpose of considering whether each House of the Parliament should consider whether to present to the Governor‑General an address praying for the termination of the appointment of the FWC Member; and

(b) for the purpose of considering whether to advise the Governor‑General to suspend the FWC Member.

Note 1: The appointment of an FWC Member may be terminated under section 641 if each House of the Parliament presents such an address to the Governor‑General.

Note 2: The FWC Member may be suspended under section 642.

Note 3: The complaint is a complaint about an FWC Member (see section 12).

Note 4: For protections for persons involved in relation to handling a complaint about an FWC Member, see section 584B.