The Australian Workers' Union (AWU)

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 6 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.

The organisation's rules and rule alterations are available in a table here.

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Documents Type Date Entity Print & MNC Comments Code
AR2023/20 Annual returns 2023 AWU - National Office 002N
AR2022/20 Annual returns 2022 AWU - National Office 002N
E2022/101 Elections 2022 AWU - Tasmanian Branch PR352245 [2022] ROCD 87 Casual vacancy 002N
E2022/12 Elections 2022 AWU - New South Wales Branch PR 352152 [2022] ROCD 20 Casual vacancy 002N
E2022/47 Elections 2022 AWU - Queensland Branch PR 352201 [2022] ROCD 51 Casual vacancy election - National Conference Delegate & Delegates to Branch Delegates Meeting (Southern District) 002NQLD
E2022/78 Elections 2022 AWU - Queensland Branch PR352230 [2022] ROCD 73 Casual vacancy 002NQLD
E2022/9 Elections 2022 AWU - West Australian Branch PR352151 [2022] ROCD 19 Casual Vacancy 002N
FR2022/188 Financial reports 2022 AWU - New South Wales Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 002NNSW1
FR2022/76 Financial reports 2022 AWU - Tasmanian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 002NTAS
FR2022/77 Financial reports 2022 AWU - Victorian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 002NVICF
FR2022/78 Financial reports 2022 AWU - West Australian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 002NWA
FR2022/79 Financial reports 2022 AWU - South Australian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 002NSA
FR2022/80 Financial reports 2022 AWU - National Office Financial year ending 30 June 2022 002N
FR2022/81 Financial reports 2022 AWU - Queensland Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 002NQLD
ORP2022/108 Disclosure statement 2022 AWU - Tasmanian Branch 002NTAS
ORP2022/109 Disclosure statement 2022 AWU - Victorian Branch 002NVICF
ORP2022/110 Disclosure statement 2022 AWU - West Australian Branch 002NWA
ORP2022/111 Disclosure statement 2022 AWU - South Australian Branch 002NSA
ORP2022/112 Disclosure statement 2022 AWU - National Office 002N
ORP2022/113 Disclosure statement 2022 AWU - Queensland Branch 002NQLD
ORP2022/280 Disclosure statement 2022 AWU - New South Wales Branch 002NNSW1
AR2021/20 Annual returns 2021 AWU - National Office 002N
E2021/125 Elections 2021 AWU - Victorian Branch PR351975 2021 ROCD 102 002NVICF
E2021/227 Elections 2021 AWU - National Office PR352137 & MNC [2022] ROCD 14 Casual Vacancy - NSW Branch National Conference Delegate (honorary) 002N
FR2021/104 Financial reports 2021 AWU - Tasmanian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2021 002NTAS
FR2021/105 Financial reports 2021 AWU - Victorian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2021 002NVICF
FR2021/106 Financial reports 2021 AWU - West Australian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2021 002NWA
FR2021/107 Financial reports 2021 AWU - South Australian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2021 002NSA
FR2021/108 Financial reports 2021 AWU - National Office Financial year ending 30 June 2021 002N
FR2021/109 Financial reports 2021 AWU - Queensland Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2021 002NQLD
FR2021/239 Financial reports 2021 AWU - New South Wales Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2021 002NNSW1
ORP2021/112 Disclosure statement 2021 AWU - Tasmanian Branch 002NTAS
ORP2021/113 Disclosure statement 2021 AWU - Victorian Branch 002NVICF
ORP2021/114 Disclosure statement 2021 AWU - West Australian Branch 002NWA
ORP2021/115 Disclosure statement 2021 AWU - South Australian Branch 002NSA
ORP2021/116 Disclosure statement 2021 AWU - National Office 002N
ORP2021/117 Disclosure statement 2021 AWU - Queensland Branch 002NQLD
ORP2021/288 Disclosure statement 2021 AWU - New South Wales Branch 002NNSW1
AR2020/21 Annual returns 2020 -central office- 002N
E2020/188 Elections 2020 AWU - National Office PR351791 & [2020] ROCD 177 Scheduled quadrennial election 002N
FR2020/105 Financial reports 2020 Tasmanian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2020 002NTAS
FR2020/106 Financial reports 2020 Victorian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2020 002NVICF
FR2020/107 Financial reports 2020 West Australian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2020 002NWA
FR2020/108 Financial reports 2020 South Australian Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2020 002NSA
FR2020/109 Financial reports 2020 -central office- Financial year ending 30 June 2020 002N
FR2020/110 Financial reports 2020 Queensland Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2020 002NQLD
FR2020/248 Financial reports 2020 New South Wales Branch Financial year edning 30 June 2020 002NNSW1
ORP2020/110 Disclosure statement 2020 AWU - Tasmanian Branch 002NTAS
ORP2020/111 Disclosure statement 2020 Victorian Branch 002NVICF
ORP2020/112 Disclosure statement 2020 AWU - West Australian Branch 002NWA