Fair Work Commission
On 21 December 2023 the Federal Court of Australia imposed a civil penalty totalling $290,000 on The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) for 27,140 contraventions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.
The contraventions covered a nine-year period between 2009 and 2017, during which the AWU admitted that it did not meet its statutory obligations to keep accurate copies of its membership register.
The AWU and the General Manager of the Fair Work Commission, Murray Furlong, reached an agreed position on the penalty to be imposed by the Court. The AWU understands the importance of its compliance obligations, including those relating to keeping and providing accurate information for its members.
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