| [2017] FWC 2579 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
STATEMENT |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.156 - 4 yearly review of modern awards
4 yearly review of modern awards – Plain language re-drafting
(AM2016/15, AM2014/272 & AM2014/284)
JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT | MELBOURNE, 10 MAY 2017 |
Plain Language – Restaurant Industry Award 2010 and Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 – Directions and updated timetable.
[1] Plain language exposure drafts of the Restaurant Industry Award 2010 and the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 were published on 21 and 27 April 2017 respectively.
[2] Parties were notified of dates for filing submissions via the Commission’s subscription service. The purpose of this Statement is to confirm the submission dates in respect of these plain language exposure drafts and to update the plain language timetable.
[3] Submissions relating to the Restaurant and Hospitality plain language exposure drafts are due on Thursday 8 June 2017. Reply submissions are due on Thursday 22 June 2017.
[4] In a Statement 1 of 27 March 2017 the Full Bench published an updated timetable for the plain language drafting of modern awards. A further updated timetable incorporating the dates above is included at Attachment A.
PRESIDENT
Attachment A—Further updated plain language drafting of modern awards timetable
A.1 Pharmacy Industry Award 2010
Plain language draft Pharmacy Industry Award
Date | |
Decision published | 21 March 2017 |
Hearing by video link | 18 April 2017 |
Submissions re: outstanding award-specific issues | 25 April 2017 |
A.2 All awards
Plain language draft standard clauses
Date | |
Further conference | 11 April 2017 |
Plain language guidelines
Revised draft guidelines published | 20 January 2017 |
Deadline for submissions on revised guidelines | 10 February 2017 |
Guidelines published in final form | w/c/ 22 May 2017 |
National Training Wage Schedule
Date | |
Submissions summarised and published | 20 April 2017 |
A.3 Four modern awards selected for plain language re-drafting
Clerks—Private Sector Award 2010
Date | |
Submissions on award-specific clauses summarised and published | 26 April 2017 |
Conference | To be advised |
Hearing | To be advised |
Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 and Restaurant Industry Award 2010
Date | |
Exposure drafts (including plain language award-specific clauses) published for comment | 21 April 2017 (Rest) 27 April 2017 (Hosp) |
Deadline for written submissions | 8 June 2017 |
Deadline for reply written submissions | 22 June 2017 |
Submissions on award-specific clauses summarised and published | w/c 3 July 2017 |
Conference | To be advised |
Hearing | To be advised |
General Retail Industry Award 2010
Date | |
Exposure draft (including plain language award-specific clauses) published for comment | w/c 29 May 2017 |
Deadline for written submissions | To be advised |
Deadline for reply written submissions | To be advised |
Submissions on award-specific clauses summarised and published | To be advised |
Conference | To be advised |
Hearing | To be advised |
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The legal issues before the FWC centred around the timing and process for submissions and responses regarding the plain language re-drafting of the awards. The Commission had to confirm the submission dates and ensure that all relevant parties were notified and had an opportunity to provide feedback on the exposure drafts. This involved updating the timetable for the plain language drafting process, which had been previously set out in a Statement issued on 27 March 2017.
In its decision, the FWC confirmed the submission deadlines for the plain language exposure drafts. Submissions were due by 8 June 2017, with reply submissions due by 22 June 2017. The updated timetable was published alongside the Statement to provide clarity and ensure all parties were aware of the deadlines. The FWC also noted that summaries of submissions on award-specific clauses would be published by 3 July 2017, with conferences and hearings to be scheduled as necessary.
The FWC's decision provided a clear and updated schedule for the submission process, ensuring that all stakeholders had the opportunity to contribute to the re-drafting of the awards in plain language. This would facilitate a more transparent and inclusive process, ultimately leading to clearer and more accessible award provisions.
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