Fair Work Act 2009

An application may be made to the FWC for a determination (a suspension determination) under subsection 536QG(1) in relation to a road transport contractual chain order.

An application may be made under subsection (1) by any of the following:

an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more persons in the road transport contractual chain;

a regulated business in the road transport contractual chain;

a person who is a primary party to the first contract or arrangement in the road transport contractual chain;

a person or body prescribed by the regulations.

An Expert Panel can hear applications under this Act for the road transport industry together: see subsection 582(4).

An application for a full suspension determination in relation to a road transport contractual chain order must be made within 12 months of the day on which the order came into operation.

An application for a part suspension determination must be made within 12 months of whichever of the following days is applicable:

if the part suspension determination will suspend the application of all of the terms of the road transport contractual chain order to a specified class—the first day on which all of the terms of the road transport contractual chain order applied to the class of person;

if the part suspension determination will suspend the application of all of the terms of the road transport contractual chain order to 2 or more specified classes of persons—the day on which all of the terms of the road transport contractual chain order first applied to at least one of the specified classes of persons (even if all of the terms of the order did not apply to all of the specified classes on that day);

if the part suspension determination will suspend the application of specified terms of the road transport contractual chain order to a specified class of persons—the first day on which the specified terms applied to the specified class of persons;

if the part suspension determination will suspend the application of specified terms of the road transport contractual chain order to 2 or more specified classes of persons—the day on which the specified terms of the road transport contractual chain order first applied to at least one of the specified classes of persons (even if the order did not apply to all of the specified classes on that day);

if the part suspension determination will suspend the application of specified terms of the road transport contractual chain order to all persons—the first day on which the specified terms applied to all persons.