Section 617B — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Research must be published

(1) If the President gives a direction under section 617A requiring a matter to be investigated, and a report about the matter to be prepared, the FWC must publish the report so that submissions can be made addressing issues covered by the report.

(2) The publication may be on the FWC’s website or by any other means that the FWC considers appropriate.

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Related sections

s 617 — FWC’s functions etc. that must be performed by an Expert Panel
s 617AA — Full Bench and Expert Panel with identical membership
s 617A — President may direct investigations and reports
s 618 — Constitution and decision‑making of a Full Bench
s 619 — Seniority of FWC Members
s 620 — Constitution and decision‑making of an Expert Panel

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