Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIf an application made under subsection 333N(3) for the FWC to deal with a dispute does not consist solely of an application for an order under section 333P:
(a) the FWC must deal with the dispute; and
(b) if the parties notify the FWC that they agree to the FWC arbitrating the dispute--the FWC may deal with the dispute by arbitration.
Note: For the purposes of paragraph (a), the FWC may deal with the dispute as it considers appropriate, including by mediation, conciliation, making a recommendation or expressing an opinion (see subsection 595(2)). See section 333P if the application also includes an application for an order under that section.