The Fair Work Commission has released its new model terms for enterprise agreements provision for which was made by the Closing the Loopholes Act No2 2024. This is its media release on 21 February 2025. There is a link to the material at the end of this post.
“New model terms for enterprise agreements made.
Under the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Act we had to make new model terms for enterprise agreements and copied State instruments.
This included a:
• flexibility term for enterprise agreements
• consultation term for enterprise agreements
• term about dealing with disputes for enterprise agreements
• term for settling disputes about matters arising under a copied State instrument for a transferring employee.
On 20 February 2025, the Full Bench issued a decision and 4 determinations with the new model terms. The new model terms will operate from 26 February 2025.
Read the decision and determinations:
• Decision [2025] FWCFB 39
• Determination – Model Consultation Term for enterprise agreements – PR784578
• Determination – Model Flexibility Term for enterprise agreements – PR784579
• Determination – Model Disputes Term for enterprise agreements – PR784580
• Determination – Model Disputes Term for copied State instruments – PR784583″
Here is a link to the material.
https://www.fwc.gov.au/about-us/new-laws/closing-loopholes-acts-whats-changing