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Fair Work Commission Rules 2024
Part 1General procedures
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Chapter 1—General procedures
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
5 Definitions
6 Calculating number of days
7 Dispensing with rules and orders inconsistent with these Rules
8 Application for directions on procedure
Part 2—Forms and applications
9 Approved forms
10 Discontinuance
Part 3—Representation
11 Notice of nominated representative
12 Notice of lawyer or paid agent acting, or ceasing to act, for person
13 Representation by lawyers and paid agents
14 Notice—proposed representation in a conference or hearing
Part 4—Lodging documents
15 General requirements for lodging documents
16 Lodging documents by email
17 Lodging documents using the FWC’s online lodgment facilities
18 Documents to be signed and dated
19 Lodging documents and notifying under rule 35—employers that are partnerships
20 Information required for witness statements, submissions and certain statutory declarations
Part 5—Serving documents—general requirements
21 Serving documents lodged with the FWC
22 Serving by persons other than the FWC
23 Serving by the FWC
24 Substituted service
Part 6—Procedures for certain orders
25 Order for person to attend
26 Order for production of documents
Chapter 2—Matters under the Act
Part 1—National Employment Standards
27 Application for the FWC to deal with a dispute about a change in working arrangements
30 Application for the FWC to deal with a dispute about an extension of a period of unpaid parental leave
Part 2—Modern awards
31 Application to make, vary or revoke a modern award
Part 3—Enterprise Agreements
Division 1—Approval of enterprise agreements
32 Application for approval of an enterprise agreement—other than a greenfields agreement
33 Application for approval of an enterprise agreement—greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(3) of the Act
34 Application for approval of an enterprise agreement—greenfields agreement made under subsection 182(4) of the Act
35 Employer must notify employees of application for approval of an enterprise agreement
36 Documents lodged with an application for approval of an enterprise agreement or a related declaration must be served with the application or declaration
Division 2—Variation of enterprise agreements
37 Application under section 210 of the Act for approval of a variation of an enterprise agreement
38 Application by employer for approval of a variation of a supported bargaining agreement to add employer and employees
39 Application by employee organisation for a variation of a supported bargaining agreement to add employer and employees
40 Application by employer for approval of a variation of cooperative workplace agreement to add employer and employees
41 Application by employer for approval of a variation of a single interest employer agreement to add employer and employees
42 Application by employee organisation for approval of a variation of a single interest employer agreement to add employer and employees