Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAIR WORK ACT 2009 (NO. 28, 2009) - SECT 157

             (1)  FWA may:

                     (a)  make a determination varying a modern award, otherwise than to vary modern award minimum wages; or

                     (b)  make a modern award; or

                     (c)  make a determination revoking a modern award;

if FWA is satisfied that making the determination or modern award outside the system of 4 yearly reviews of modern awards is necessary to achieve the modern awards objective.

Note 1:       FWA must be constituted by a Full Bench to make a modern award (see subsection 616(1)).

Note 2:       Special criteria apply to changing coverage of modern awards or revoking modern awards (see sections 163 and 164).

Note 3:       If FWA is setting modern award minimum wages, the minimum wages objective also applies (see section 284).

             (2)  FWA may make a determination varying modern award minimum wages if FWA is satisfied that:

                     (a)  the variation of modern award minimum wages is justified by work value reasons; and

                     (b)  making the determination outside the system of annual wage reviews and the system of 4 yearly reviews of modern awards is necessary to achieve the modern awards objective.

Note:          As FWA is varying modern award minimum wages, the minimum wages objective also applies (see section 284).

             (3)  FWA may make a determination or modern award under this section:

                     (a)  on its own initiative; or

                     (b)  on application under section 158.