MODERN AWARDS – 4 yearly review – s.156 Fair Work Act 2009 – on 18 April 2017, the President issued a Statement [[2017] FWC 2189] (Statement) setting out the 10 matters, other than matter AM2015/1, that were before Full Benches in which former Vice President Watson was the presiding Member, and which appeared not to have been completed prior to his resignation from the Commission – interested parties invited to file submissions by 4:00 pm Friday 5 May 2017, indicating whether they continued to pursue their claims, and whether the Full Bench should be reconstituted in the respective matter – submissions were received from a number of interested parties in respect of each of the 10 matters – no party to the 10 matters has contended that the President does not have power under the FW Act to reconstitute the Full Bench in a matter – satisfied that the FW Act provides the power to reconstitute a Full Bench in circumstances where a matter had not been completely dealt with prior to Vice President Watson’s resignation from the Commission, where the Vice President was the presiding Member of the responsible Full Bench – this is the proposed course of action in respect of six of the 10 outstanding matters – in the remaining four matters a notice of discontinuance has been filed or foreshadowed – a number of those matters (or related matters) will be listed for mention to provide an opportunity for any interested party to advise whether they have a contrary view. 4 yearly review of modern awards-Family Friendly Work Arrangements Clause and Other Matters
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