Section 536MMFair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Consultation notice to be given to FWC, etc.

(1) A consultation notice for a proposed collective agreement must be given on the same day:

(a) to the FWC; and

(b) to whichever of the following is applicable:

(i) if the notifying entity is a regulated business—to an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of the regulated workers who will be covered by the proposed collective agreement;

(ii) otherwise—to the regulated business that will be covered by the agreement.

(2) The notifying entity for a consultation notice, and the entity to which the consultation notice is given, are the negotiating entities for the proposed collective agreement.

(3) The FWC must publish a copy of the consultation notice on the FWC’s website.

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