Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:619
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 619
Character Range: 1712928–1713980

619  Seniority of FWC Members
 (1) While the FWC is constituted by a Full Bench, the FWC Members on the Full Bench have seniority according to the following order:
 (a) the President;
 (aa) the Vice Presidents, according to the days on which their appointments as Vice Presidents took effect;
 (ab) if 2 appointments as Vice Presidents took effect on the same day—the Vice Presidents, according to the precedence assigned to them in their instruments of appointment;
 (b) the Deputy Presidents, according to the days on which their appointments as Deputy Presidents took effect;
 (c) if 2 or more appointments as Deputy Presidents took effect on the same day—the Deputy Presidents, according to the precedence assigned to them in their instruments of appointment.
 (2) The FWC Member on a Full Bench who has seniority under this section is responsible for managing the Full Bench in performing functions and exercising powers of the FWC.
Note: The FWC Member who has seniority also has a deciding vote if there is no majority (see subsection 618(4)).