Section 536ML — Fair Work Act 2009: Notice of consultation period for a proposed collective agreement

(1) The following entities may initiate a consultation period for a proposed collective agreement by giving a notice under this section (a consultation notice for the agreement): (a) a regulated business that will be covered by the proposed collective agreement; (b) an organisation that is entitled to represent the industrial interests of one or more regulated workers who will be covered by the proposed collective agreement. General matters to be specified in a consultation notice (2) A consultation notice for a proposed collective agreement must specify the following: (a) that the entity giving the notice (the notifying entity) proposes to try to make a collective agreement under this Part; (b) whichever of the following is applicable: (i) if the notifying entity is a regulated business—the name of the organisation to which the consultation notice is given; (ii) otherwise—the name of the organisation giving the consultation notice; (c) the matters that are to be dealt with by the proposed collective agreement; (d) the regulated business that will be covered by the proposed collective agreement; (e) the class of regulated workers who will be covered by the proposed collective agreement.