ARA Electrical Engineering Services Pty Limited T/A Bass Electrical Engineering

[2013] FWCA 9771

[2013] FWCA 9771

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a greenfields agreement

ARA Electrical Engineering Services Pty Limited T/A Bass Electrical Engineering
(AG2013/11565)

ARA ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES PTY LIMITED (TRADING AS BASS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) (QUEENSLAND DIVISION) & CEPU ELECTRICAL DIVISION QUEENSLAND ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012 - 2015

Electrical contracting industry
COMMISSIONER RIORDAN	SYDNEY, 12 DECEMBER 2013

Application for approval of the ARA Electrical Engineering Services Pty Limited (trading as Bass Electrical Engineering) (Queensland Division) & CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2012 - 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the ARA Electrical Engineering Services Pty Limited (trading as Bass Electrical Engineering) (Queensland Division) & CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2012 - 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by ARA Electrical Engineering Services Pty Limited trading as Bass Electrical Engineering (the Employer) and nominates the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) as the relevant Employee Organisation with which the Agreement was made. The Agreement is a greenfields agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In particular, I am satisfied that the CEPU is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[3] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 19 December 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2015.

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