Airbus Group Australia Pacific Limited t/a Airbus Group Australia Limited

[2016] FWCA 1313

[2016] FWCA 1313

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Airbus Group Australia Pacific Limited t/a Airbus Group Australia Limited
(AG2016/2237)

AIRBUS GROUP AUSTRALIA PACIFIC (MRH BRISBANE) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 3 MARCH 2016

Application for approval of the Airbus Group Australia Pacific (MRH Brisbane) Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Airbus Group Australia Pacific (MRH Brisbane) Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Airbus Group Australia Pacific Limited t/a Airbus Group Australia Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has requested that the Commission suppress Schedule A to the Agreement, which encloses the actual rates of pay and allowances contained in the Agreement. The basis for this request involves matters of commercial sensitivity. I am satisfied that there are special circumstances in this case related to defence contracting which justify the granting of this request. I am prepared to grant this request and the Agreement will be published without Schedule A to the Agreement being disclosed.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] The Australian Workers’ Union has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 3 March 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 10 March 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 February 2017.

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