BSE Cairns Slipways Pty Ltd T/A Cairns Slipways

[2020] FWCA 2154

[2020] FWCA 2154

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

BSE Cairns Slipways Pty Ltd T/A Cairns Slipways
(AG2020/621)

CAIRNS SLIPWAYS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER BOOTH	BRISBANE, 24 APRIL 2020

Application for approval of the Cairns Slipways Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made under s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by BSE Cairns Slipways Pty Ltd T/A Cairns Slipways (the Applicant) for approval of the Cairns Slipways Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Correspondence was sent to the Applicant and bargaining representatives on 1 April 2020, raising concerns in relation to the Agreement.

[3] The Applicant filed submissions and undertakings addressing the concerns raised, on 8 April 2020.

[4] The undertakings meet the requirements of s.190(3) of the Act and I have accepted them. As a result, the undertakings are then to be a term of the Agreement and are attached to this Decision as Attachment A.

[5] Subject to the undertakings provided, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU), the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Australian Workers Union (AWU) were bargaining representatives for the Agreement, and have each filed Form F18s in this matter providing that it supports approval of the Agreement, and giving notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note the Agreement covers the CEPU, the AMWU and the AWU.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with clause 1.4.1 of the Agreement and s. 54 of the Act, will operate from 7 days from the date of approval of the Agreement. The nominal expiry date is 30 June 2022.

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Attachment A