Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00008:clause:2_576w
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00008
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 576W
Character Range: 160220–160920

576W  Formal requirements of modern awards and variation orders

 (1) A modern award or an order varying a modern award must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) be signed by:
 (i) if the President is a member of the Full Bench making the modern award or order—the President; or
 (ii) if the President is not a member of the Full Bench making the modern award or order—the member of the Full Bench who has seniority under section 65; and
 (c) state the day on which it is signed.

 (2) A modern award must:
 (a) have a unique title; and
 (b) have a table of contents; and
 (c) be expressed in plain English and be easy to understand in structure and content; and
 (d) not include terms that are obsolete.