Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00008:clause:2_576c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00008
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 576C
Character Range: 142861–144817

576C  Award modernisation request

 (1) An award modernisation process must be carried out in accordance with a written request (an award modernisation request) made to the President by the Minister.

 (2) An award modernisation request must specify:
 (a) the award modernisation process that is to be carried out; and
 (b) the time by which the award modernisation process must be completed, which must not be later than 2 years after the making of the request; and
 (c) any other matter relating to the award modernisation process that the Minister considers appropriate.

 (3) Without limiting subsection (2), an award modernisation request may also do any of the following:
 (a) require the Commission to prepare progress reports on specified matters relating to the award modernisation process and make them available as required by the request;
 (b) specify matters (in addition to those referred to in subsection 576J(1) and sections 576K and 576M) about which terms may be included in modern awards;
 (c) require the Commission to include in a modern award terms about particular matters, being matters about which terms may be included in a modern award;
 (d) give directions about how, or whether, the Commission is to deal with particular matters about which terms may be included in a modern award.

 (4) The Minister may, by written instrument, vary or revoke an award modernisation request.

 (5) If the Minister makes an instrument varying an award modernisation request, the instrument may also specify a later time for the completion of the award modernisation process requested. The later time:
 (a) may be more than 2 years after the making of the award modernisation request; but
 (b) must not be more than 2 years after the making of the instrument varying the award modernisation request.

 (6) Neither of the following is a legislative instrument:
 (a) an award modernisation request;
 (b) an instrument made under subsection (4).