Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAIR WORK ACT 2009 - SECT 54

  (1)   An enterprise agreement approved by the FWC operates from:

  (a)   7 days after the agreement is approved; or

  (b)   if a later day is specified in the agreement--that later day.

  (2)   An enterprise agreement ceases to operate on the earlier of the following days:

  (a)   the day on which a termination of the agreement comes into operation under section   224 or 227;

  (b)   the day on which section   58 or subsection   278(1A) first has the effect that there is no employee to whom the agreement applies.

Note:   Section   58 and subsection   278(1A) deal with when an enterprise agreement ceases to apply to an employee.

  (3)   An enterprise agreement that has ceased to operate can never operate again.