Fair Work Act 2009

Any of the following may apply to the FWC for the making of minimum standards guidelines:

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 guidelines;

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 guidelines;

a regulated business that is included in a class of regulated businesses that would be covered by the proposed minimum standards guidelines;

the Minister.

An application for the making of minimum standards guidelines must specify the class of regulated workers to be covered by the guidelines.

An application for the making of minimum standards guidelines must specify the class of regulated businesses to be covered by the guidelines.

Without limiting the way in which a class may be described for the purposes of subsection (2) or (2A), 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.