Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamation) 2024

✦ Plain-English Summary

# Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamation) 2024

## What it does
This law allows the Manufacturing Division of the CFMEU (Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union) to separate from the main union and become its own registered organisation. It creates a legal pathway for this specific division to break away and operate independently.

## Why it matters
Union members in manufacturing will have the option to either stay with the broader CFMEU or move to a separate manufacturing-focused union. This gives workers more choice about which union represents them and how their membership fees are used.

## Key details
- **Who it affects**: Current and future members of the CFMEU's Manufacturing Division
- **Timeline**: The law takes effect the day after it receives Royal Assent (the Governor-General's signature)
- **The split**: Once approved, the Manufacturing Division can formally register as a new, separate organisation under Australian workplace relations law

Official Description

Amends the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 to enable the Manufacturing Division to de-merge from the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, if supported by a ballot of relevant members.

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Audit History

Introduced

24 June 2024

Last updated on APH

10 Apr 2026

Outcome date

9 July 2024

Last checked by Crossbench

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