Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I knew I had a piece of paper somewhere. Your question essentially was: how will the new principle impact annualised wage arrangements? The Fair Work Act permits annualised wage arrangement terms in modern awards at section 139(1)(f). These terms must include safeguards to ensure employees are not disadvantaged. The new principle will apply when the commission is exercising its powers to make, vary or revoke a modern award. It will be up to the commission to determine how the principle is interpreted and applied through its usual consultative process with parties. The government is aware of 22 annualised wage arrangement terms in modern awards.