Consultation notices for collective agreements

A consultation notice can be given by:

• a union that can represent one or more regulated workers who will be covered by the proposed collective agreement, or 
• a digital labour platform operator or road transport business (regulated business) that will be covered by the proposed collective agreement.

See Section 536ML(1) of the Fair Work Act 2009.

The consultation notice does not need to follow a specific format, but it must set out:

• that the notifying entity proposes to try to make a collective agreement under Part 3A-4 of the Fair Work Act 2009
• the name of the receiving entity
• the matters that are to be dealt with by the proposed collective agreement
• the regulated business that will be covered by the proposed collective agreement, and
• the class of regulated workers who will be covered by the proposed collective agreement.

See Section 536ML(2) of the Fair Work Act 2009.

You can use our template to prepare your notice: 

Consultation notice for a proposed collective agreement (docx)

The notifying entity gives the notice to the receiving entity.

The consultation notice must be sent to us at the Commission on the same day it is given to the receiving entity.

Use Form F93 – Giving the Commission a copy of the consultation notice for a proposed collective agreement to give your consultation notice to us. You must include a copy of the consultation notice with the Form F93.

We will publish all consultation notices on this webpage as they become available.