Annual Wage Review 2025 [2025] FWC 1075

1 Fair Work Act 2009 s.285—Annual wage review Annual Wage Review 2025 (C2025/1) JUSTICE HATCHER, PRESIDENT SYDNEY, 16 APRIL 2025 Annual Wage Review 2025 – timetable and the 2025 federal election. [1] On 28 March 2025, a federal election was announced for 3 May 2025.1 [2] The timetable for the Annual Wage Review 2025 was set on 13 December 2024.2 Following the lodgment of initial submissions, parties have an opportunity to lodge reply submissions (by 2 May 2025), supplementary submissions (by 16 May 2025) and attend the public consultation on 21 May 2025. [3] Based on the published timetable, if a newly-formed government were to submit a primary submission to this year’s annual wage review, it would have an opportunity to do so on or before 16 May 2025. This would afford parties a right to reply to matters raised in the primary submissions at the public consultation on 21 May 2025. [4] If a primary submission cannot be lodged by that date due to special circumstances, the newly-formed government will be required to seek leave to file a submission after that date. PRESIDENT Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer <PR786176> 1 ‘Documents relating to the calling of the election for 3 May 2025’, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia (Web Page, 28 March 2025). 2 [2024] FWC 3487. [2025] FWC 1075 STATEMENT -- 1 of 1 --