The Fair Work Commission is Australia's national workplace relations tribunal. It is an independent body with the power to carry out a range of functions including:
- Providing a safety new of minimum conditions, including minimum wages in awards;
- Facilitating good faith bargaining and the making of enterprise agreements;
- Granting remedies for unfair dismissal;
- Regulating the taking of industrial action; and
- Resolving a range of collective and individual workplace disputes.
Further information
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Type of Body
E. Statutory Office Holder Offices and Committees
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Established By / Under
Act / Regulation
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Established By/Under More info
Fair Work Act 2009
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Paid Members?
Yes
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Max No. of Board/Committee Members
0
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Annual Report Prepared and tabled?
Yes
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Classification
B. Secondary
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Auditor
ANAO
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Function Categorization
Tribunal
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Creation Date
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Postal Address
Level 4, 11 Exhibition Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
Current board appointments
| Position | Appointee | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner | Mrs. Sophie Mirabella | 24 May 2021 | 26 October 2033 |
| Commissioner | VACANT | ||
| Commissioner | Ms. Alana Matheson | 5 July 2021 | 13 June 2047 |
| Commissioner | Mr. Phillip Ryan | 28 June 2021 | 28 November 2042 |
| Commissioner | Ms. Leyla Yilmaz | 18 February 2019 | 4 August 2030 |
| Deputy President | Mr. Michael Easton | 7 April 2021 | 17 December 2033 |
| Deputy President | Mr. Nicholas Lake | 7 January 2019 | 19 February 2027 |
| Deputy President | Mr. Gerard Boyce | 14 January 2019 | 9 April 2038 |
| Deputy President | Mr. Bryce Cross | 1 February 2019 | 19 June 2028 |
| Deputy President | Mr. David James Barclay | 28 June 2017 | 15 September 2029 |
| Deputy President | VACANT | ||
| Deputy President | Ms. Abbeygail Beaumont | 14 August 2017 | 25 December 2036 |
| Deputy President | Ms. Amber Millhouse | 24 September 2017 | 2 November 2046 |
| Deputy President | Mr. Ian Masson | 31 July 2017 | 11 January 2027 |
| Other | Ms. Donna Sarah McKenna | 30 March 2012 | 17 December 2025 |
| Other | VACANT | ||
| Other | Mr. Bernie Riordan | 26 March 2012 | 23 May 2027 |
| Other | VACANT | ||
| Other | Mr. Andrew Bell | 18 January 2022 | 8 November 2039 |
| Other | Mr. Adam Hatcher SC | 19 February 2023 | 10 March 2028 |
| Other | Ms. Michelle Patricia Bissett | 2 November 2022 | 1 November 2023 |
| Other | Mr. Val Paul Gostencnik | 8 April 2013 | 10 April 2028 |
| Other | Ms. Theresa Dobson OAM | 21 February 2022 | 24 September 2032 |
| Other | Ms. Ingrid Catherine Asbury | 28 March 2013 | 9 October 2028 |
| Other | Ms. Bernadette O'Neill | 27 October 2022 | 28 December 2030 |
| Other | Mr. Tim Kevin Lee | 8 September 2011 | 9 March 2029 |
| Other | Ms. Paula Spencer | 26 May 2009 | 25 May 2029 |
| Other | Mr. Peter Christian Anderson | 18 April 2017 | 22 April 2025 |
| Other | Mr. Leigh Andrew Hyland Johns | 8 April 2013 | 6 October 2034 |
| Other | Mr. Alan Carnegie Colman | 26 April 2017 | 6 August 2035 |
| Other | Mr. Chris Simpson | 20 May 2010 | 13 November 2034 |
| Other | Ms. Sarah McKinnon | 1 May 2017 | 15 February 2042 |
| Other | Mr. Paul Schneider | 2 May 2022 | 2049 |
| Other | Ms. Lyndall Dean | 30 May 2016 | 12 May 2037 |
| Other | Mr. Christopher Platt | 2 November 2015 | 18 January 2026 |
| Other | Ms. Jennifer Hunt | 8 February 2016 | 18 November 2038 |
| Other | Mr. Tony Saunders | 10 December 2018 | 2 May 2039 |
| Other | Ms. Katrina Harper-Greenwell | 1 February 2016 | 10 September 2033 |
| Other | Mr. Peter Hampton | 27 October 2022 | 2 December 2025 |
| Other | Ms. Melanie Binet | 1 February 2016 | 15 September 2034 |
| Other | Mr. Nicholas Paul Wilson | 29 April 2013 | 2 May 2025 |
| Other | Mr. William Richard Clancy | 3 February 2016 | 31 March 2036 |
| Other | Mr. Joseph Catanzariti | 4 June 2013 | 3 June 2024 |
| Other | Ms. Tanya Cirkovic | 2 November 2015 | 22 April 2028 |
| Other | VACANT | ||
| Member | The Hon. Martin Ferguson AM | 12 March 2020 | 11 March 2025 |
| Member | Prof. Mark Wooden | 12 March 2020 | 11 March 2025 |
| Member | Ms. Adele Labine-Romain | 12 March 2020 | 11 March 2025 |
| Member | Prof. Marian Baird AO | 2 March 2023 | 1 March 2028 |
| Member | Dr. Leonora Risse | 2 March 2023 | 1 March 2028 |
| Member | Mr. Mark Cully | 2 March 2023 | 1 March 2028 |
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