Section 602 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

(1) The FWC may correct or amend any obvious error, defect or irregularity (whether in substance or form) in relation to a decision of the FWC (other than an error, defect or irregularity in a modern award, national minimum wage order, minimum standards order, minimum standards guidelines, road transport contractual chain orders or road transport contractual chain guidelines).

Note 1: If the FWC makes a decision to make an instrument, the FWC may correct etc. the instrument under this section (see subsection 598(2)).

Note 2: The FWC corrects modern awards and national minimum wage orders under sections 160 and 296.

Note 3: The FWC corrects minimum standards orders and minimum standards guidelines under subsections 536KQ(3) and 536KZ(3) respectively, and corrects road transport contractual chain orders and road transport contractual chain guidelines under subsections 536PT(3) and 536QW(3) respectively.

(2) The FWC may correct or amend the error, defect or irregularity:

(a) on its own initiative; or

(b) on application.

Related sections

• s 599 — FWC not required to decide an application in terms applied for
• s 600 — Determining matters in the absence of a person
• s 601 — Writing and publication requirements for the FWC’s decisions
• s 602A — Validation of approval of enterprise agreement
• s 602B — Validation of approval of variation of enterprise agreement
• s 603 — Varying and revoking the FWC’s decisions

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