Provisions concerning introduction of change must be consistent with the Termination, Change and Redundancy General Order.

An employer may be connected to the State of Western Australia for purposes of award application based on indicators including whether the employer is domiciled or resident in the State, has a place of business in the State, is registered or incorporated under State law, or holds a licence, lease, or permit granted under State law or by a public authority.

Weekly rates of pay for adults in awards are increased by 1.75% from 1 January 2021, subject to absorption in accordance with previous State Wage orders, and award rates determined by percentage of adult rates or formulae are adjusted accordingly.

Increases under previous State Wage Case orders prior to 1 January 2021, except those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the 2020 State Wage order increase.

Award rates of pay for adults shall be increased by $40.90 per week for rates up to but not including $887.40 per week, or by 4.65% increase for rates of $887.40 per week and above, applicable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2022.

Where an award rate other than an adult rate is determined by reference to a percentage of the adult rate or some other formula, those award rates shall be varied on the basis of that percentage or formula to take into account the application of the State Wage order increase.

For trainees undertaking an AQF4 traineeship, the minimum weekly rate of pay shall be the weekly wage rate for an AQF3 trainee at the relevant Industry/Skill Level with the addition of 3.8% of that wage rate.

Where a binding award or industrial agreement is inconsistent with an administrative instruction, the award or agreement prevails; accordingly, section 64(1) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 should be construed to preserve this hierarchy of instruments.

The area clause of a WA award can extend to employers connected to the State of Western Australia, not merely those located within its geographic boundaries, with indicators of connection including domicile, registration, incorporation, or holding of state-granted licences and authorities.

The Registrar has jurisdiction under s47(2) and s47(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 to initiate applications for removal of named parties to awards whose registration has been cancelled, and to conduct comprehensive reviews of all named respondents in an award's schedule

An award area clause may extend to employers connected to Western Australia as defined in s3(2) of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), including those domiciled, resident, or having a place of business in the State, or registered/incorporated under State law.

An award may apply extraterritorially to employers connected to the State of WA, including those domiciled, resident, or having an office or place of business in the State, or registered or licensed under State law.