ACCO Brands Australia Pty Ltd T/A ACCO Brands Australia

[2020] FWCA 4020

[2020] FWCA 4020

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.222 - Application for approval of a termination of an enterprise agreement

ACCO Brands Australia Pty Ltd T/A ACCO Brands Australia
(AG2020/2043)

ACCO BRANDS AUSTRALIA MULTISTAMP ERSKINE PARK ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT CROSS	SYDNEY, 31 JULY 2020

Application for termination of the ACCO Brands Australia Multistamp Erskine Park Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] On 12 July 2020, ACCO Brands Australia Pty Ltd (the “Applicant”) applied for the termination of the ACCO Brands Australia Multistamp Erskine Park Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the “Agreement”), under s.225 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] Section 225 of the Act provides:

“225 Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date

If an enterprise agreement has passed its nominal expiry date, any of the following may apply to the FWC for the termination of the agreement:

(a) one or more of the employers covered by the agreement;

(b) an employee covered by the agreement;

(c) an employee organisation covered by the agreement.”

[3] The Applicant is an employer covered by the Agreement and thus has standing to make the termination application. The Agreement has passed its nominal expiry date of 30 June 2020.

[4] Section 226 of the Act sets out when the Commission must terminate an expired enterprise agreement where an application to terminate an agreement is made.

“226 When the FWC must terminate an enterprise agreement

“If an application for the termination of an enterprise agreement is made under section 225, the FWC must terminate the agreement if:

(a) the FWC is satisfied that it is not contrary to the public interest to do so; and

(b) the FWC considers that it is appropriate to terminate the agreement taking into account all the circumstances including:

(i) the views of the employees, each employer, and each employee organisation (if any), covered by the agreement; and

(ii) the circumstances of those employees, employers and organisations including the likely effect that the termination will have on each of them.”

[5] The agreement does not cover any employee organisations.

[6] Pursuant to s.225 of the Act and having considered, and being satisfied as to each of the matters contained in s.226 of the Act, the Agreement is terminated.

[7] The termination will come into effect from the date of this decision.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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