Bhagwan Marine Pty Ltd T/A Bhagwan Marine

[2015] FWCA 7933

[2015] FWCA 7933

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Bhagwan Marine Pty Ltd T/A Bhagwan Marine
(AG2015/5943)

BHAGWAN MARINE PTY LTD NORTH WEST VESSEL AND MARITIME UNIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Maritime industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	PERTH, 19 NOVEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the Bhagwan Marine Pty Ltd North West Vessel and Maritime Unions Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Bhagwan Marine Pty Ltd North West Vessel and Maritime Unions 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 Bhagwan Marine Pty Ltd t/a Bhagwan Marine. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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.

[3] The Maritime Union of Australia, The Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers and the Australian Maritime Officers Union being the 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisations, I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 19 November 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 26 November 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2018.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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