Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd

[2017] FWCA 3175

[2017] FWCA 3175

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd
(AG2017/1473)

BRISBANE AIRPORT CORPORATION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017 - 2020, “WORKING TOGETHER”

Airport operations
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 9 JUNE 2017

Application for approval of the Brisbane Airport Corporation Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2020, “Working Together”.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Brisbane Airport Corporation Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2020, “Working Together” (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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 that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, 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.

[4] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union being 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 these organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 16 June 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2020.

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ANNEXURE A