Australian Taxation Office

[2017] FWCA 3953

[2017] FWCA 3953

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Australian Taxation Office
(AG2017/2747)

AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE (ATO) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Commonwealth employment
DEPUTY PRESIDENT KOVACIC	CANBERRA, 27 JULY 2017

Application for approval of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Australian Taxation Office. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Subject to concerns that have been addressed by way of undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted undertakings from Australian Taxation Office. In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertakings are attached to this decision.

[4] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union and CPSU, and the Community and Public Sector Union being a bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 3 August 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 3 August 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<Price code J, AE425011  PR594909>

Attachment 1