Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Any of the following may apply to the FWC for the making of a minimum standards order:
(a) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more regulated workers who would be covered by the proposed minimum standards order;
(b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more of the regulated businesses that would be covered by the proposed minimum standards order;
(c) a regulated business that is included in a class of regulated businesses that would be covered by the proposed minimum standards order;
(d) the Minister.
Note: An Expert Panel can hear applications under this Act for the road transport industry together: see subsection 582(4).
Matters to be specified in an application
(2) An application under subsection (1) must specify whether it is an application for an employee - like worker minimum standards order or a road transport minimum standards order.
(3) An application for the making of a minimum standards order must specify the class of regulated workers to be covered by the order.
(3A) An application for the making of a minimum standards order must specify the class of regulated businesses to be covered by the order.
(4) Without limiting the way in which a class may be described for the purposes of subsection (3) or (3A), the class may be described by reference to a particular industry or sector, or part of an industry or sector, or particular kinds of work.