Form · Employment & Workplace Relations
Application for approval of an enterprise agreement (Form F16)
Link to Fair Work Commission Form F16, the application for approval of a single or multi-enterprise agreement other than a greenfields agreement. The forms table cites section 185.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at fwc.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © Fair Work Commission. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by fwc.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when a bargaining representative applies to approve a single-enterprise or multi-enterprise agreement that is not a greenfields agreement. Greenfields agreements use a different form.
Used for these tasks
- Draft the enterprise or collective agreement and a better-off comparison table
- Build the pre-approval steps record for an enterprise agreement approval
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
Yellow. A tool may compare a working note with the current official form and list what is missing. The lawyer downloads the form, completes it and lodges it.
AI may
- List the facts and documents the official page says to have ready.
- Compare a working checklist with the current downloaded form and mark gaps.
- Prepare a filing note that quotes only what the official page says.
AI must not
- Do not copy the official form into a new document or file a retyped version.
- Do not invent a form number, fee, time limit or rule that is not on the official page.
- Do not draft, settle or sign an affidavit or other sworn evidence.
- Do not lodge the form or tell the client it has been filed.
The lawyer checks
- The page limits Form F16 to a single or multi-enterprise agreement, not a greenfields agreement.
- Only an employer covered by the agreement, or a bargaining representative for the employer or an employee, or an employee organisation, uses it.
- The forms table cites section 185 and dates the row 23 December 2024.
- The employer declaration is Form F17, not Form F16.
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © Fair Work Commission. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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