Fair Work Amendment Act 2012 (174 of 2012)
Schedule 8 The Fair Work Commission
Part 7 Handling complaints
Fair Work Act 2009
65 After section 641
Insert:
641A Minister may handle complaints about FWC Members
The Minister may handle a complaint about the performance by an FWC Member of his or her duties:
(a) for the purpose of considering whether each House of the Parliament should consider whether to present to the Governor-General an address praying for the termination of the appointment of the FWC Member; and
(b) for the purpose of considering whether to advise the Governor-General to suspend the FWC Member.
Note 1: The appointment of an FWC Member may be terminated under section 641 if each House of the Parliament presents such an address to the Governor-General.
Note 2: The FWC Member may be suspended under section 642.
Note 3: The complaint is a complaint about an FWC Member (see section 12).
Note 4: For protections for persons involved in relation to handling a complaint about an FWC Member, see section 584B.