Autocare Services Pty Ltd T/A Autocare Services Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 3501

[2019] FWCA 3501

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Autocare Services Pty Ltd T/A Autocare Services Pty Ltd
(AG2019/487)

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE AUTOCARE SERVICES (TRANSPORT QUEENSLAND) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Road transport industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT YOUNG	MELBOURNE, 21 MAY 2019

Application for approval of the Autocare Services (Transport Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] Autocare Services Pty Ltd has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as Autocare Services (Transport Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Form F16 nominated Mr Brendan Flower as an employee bargaining representative for the Agreement. Mr Flower has lodged a Form F18A statutory declaration in support of the approval of the Agreement.

[3] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[4] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application, and the accompanying statutory declarations, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Transport Workers’ Union of Australia being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it seeks to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 21 May 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 28 May 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A