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FAIR WORK REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 2.06A

Bargaining representative must apply for FWC approval of an enterprise agreement--requirements for signing agreement

  (1)   For subsection   185(5) of the Act, this regulation prescribes the requirements for the signing of an enterprise agreement.

  (2)   For paragraph   185(2)(a) of the Act, a copy of an enterprise agreement is a signed copy only if:

  (a)   it is signed by:

  (i)   the employer covered by the agreement; and

  (ii)   at least 1 representative of the employees covered by the agreement; and

  (b)   it includes:

  (i)   the full name and address of each person who signs the agreement; and

  (ii)   an explanation of the person's authority to sign the agreement.

Note:   Paragraph   185(2)(a) of the Act requires an application for approval of an enterprise agreement to be accompanied by a signed copy of the agreement.

  (3)   Unless the representative of the employees covered by the agreement is an employee in a class of employees who will be bound by the agreement, the representative's signature is not taken to indicate that the representative intends to be bound by the agreement.


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