Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00079:clause:1_240a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00079
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 240A
Character Range: 248509–249969

240A  Application to FWC for voting request order

Proposed multi‑enterprise agreement
 (1) After the notification time for a proposed multi‑enterprise agreement, a bargaining representative for the enterprise agreement may apply to the FWC for an order (a voting request order) permitting an employer to make a request under subsection 181(1) that employees approve the enterprise agreement by voting for it if:
 (a) each bargaining representative for the enterprise agreement that is an employee organisation has been asked to provide the employer with written agreement to the making of the request; and
 (b) one or more of the employee organisations has failed to provide the written agreement.

Variation of multi‑enterprise agreement
 (2) A person referred to in subsection (3) may apply to the FWC for an order (also a voting request order) permitting an employer to make a request under subsection 208(1) that employees approve a variation of a multi‑enterprise agreement by voting for it if:
 (a) each employee organisation covered by the enterprise agreement has been asked to provide the employer with written agreement to the making of the request; and
 (b) one or more of the employee organisations has failed to provide the written agreement.
 (3) The persons are the following:
 (a) an employer covered by the enterprise agreement;
 (b) an employee organisation covered by the enterprise agreement;
 (c) an affected employee for the variation.