Section 432 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Informing people of declaration

(1) This section applies if the Minister makes a declaration under subsection 431(1).

(2) The declaration must be published in the Gazette.

(3) The Minister must inform the FWC of the making of the declaration.

(4) The Minister must, as soon as practicable, take all reasonable steps to ensure that the bargaining representatives for the proposed enterprise agreement concerned are made aware:

(a) of the making of the declaration; and

(b) of the effect of Part 2‑5 (which deals with workplace determinations).

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 429 — Employee claim action without a further protected action ballot after a period of suspension etc.
s 430 — Notice of employee claim action engaged in after a period of suspension etc.
s 431 — Ministerial declaration terminating industrial action
s 433 — Ministerial directions to remove or reduce threat
s 434 — Contravening a Ministerial direction
s 435 — Guide to this Division

Research how courts apply s 432

BriefBridge searches Australian caselaw by meaning — every answer cited to the paragraph.

Try BriefBridge free