Tools and templates designed to help registered organisations and their branches comply with the requirements of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.
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The RO Flower
The RO Flower allows you to see at a glance the fact sheets, forms, templates and tools designed to help you comply with the requirements of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.
Compliance calculator
The compliance calculator helps organisations, their branches, officers and members understand legislative deadlines.
Corrupting benefits
Financial reporting
Application forms
- Application for exemption from financial reporting obligations under Part 3 of Chapter 8
- Application for a certificate under section 269 – Reduced reporting requirements
Checklists
2024
- 2024 Financial report checklist – advanced assessment
- 2024 Financial report checklist – primary assessment
2023
- 2023 Financial report checklist – advanced assessment
- 2023 Financial report checklist – primary assessment
2022
- 2022 Financial report checklist – advanced assessment
- 2022 Financial report checklist – primary assessment
Model financial statements
Other sample documents
Reporting guidelines
- section 253 reporting guidelines – sixth edition These guidelines apply to each financial year of a reporting unit that begins on or after 1 July 2017.
- section 270 reporting guidelines - fourth edition These guidelines only apply where a section 270 certificate has been issued for that financial year. A certificate can only be issued to an organisation:
- which is a single reporting unit
- where income was less than $100,000 for that financial year.
Financial training and exemptions
Notification of changes
Officers
Guidance note
Duties of officers (including case summaries)
Officer Induction Kit
An induction kit for new officers. Please note that this document will be regularly updated and cannot be fully printed.
Registered auditors
Application forms
- Application for registration as a registered auditor by an individual who is a registered company auditor
- Application for registration as a registered auditor by an individual who is not a registered company auditor
- Document A: Practical auditing and other equivalent experience
- Document B: Capability report
- Document C: Capability and supervisor declaration
- Document D: Auditor competencies logbook
- Application to notify of changes to registration
Guidance note
Applying to become a registered auditor - provides guidance on completing the forms.
Welcome pack
The auditor welcome pack is sent to all auditors upon registration by the General Manager.