The Australian Workers' Union (AWU)

The Registered Organisations Commission is responsible for regulating the financial returns, annual returns, elections and disclosures of registered organisations. These records are available below.

Rules and Rule alterations remain with the Fair Work Commission and the FWC continues to host those records on its website .

About the AWU

Organisation type and coverage: a union of employees connected to work in various trades, agriculture, metal working, and assorted industries

Financial year: 1 July to 30 June

Date of registration: 16 May 1905; one of the oldest organisations registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.

Elections for office positions within the organisation, for which the term of office is 4 years, are conducted by the AEC.

The organisation has 8 branches, each of them is a reporting unit for the purposes of financial reporting.

The highest deliberative body of the organisation is vested in the National Conference. There is also a National Executive. Both the National Conference and the National Executive consist of the National Officers and Delegates from each branch.

Further, each branch of the organisation is governed by a Branch Executive. The rules also make provision for District and Sub-Branch office positions and, to a lesser extent, advisory committees.

For the current rules, information on rules, rule alterations and permits, please see the Fair Work Commission website. These matters are dealt with by the Fair Work Commission.