Bureau of Meteorology
[2009] FWA 364
•30 SEPTEMBER 2009
[2009] FWA 364 |
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DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Approval of enterprise agreement
(AG2009/941)
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2009-2010
Commonwealth employment | |
DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMILTON | MELBOURNE, 30 SEPTEMBER 2009 |
Application for approval of the Bureau of Meteorology Enterprise Agreement 2009-2010.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Bureau of Meteorology Enterprise Agreement 2009-2010 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Bureau of Meteorology. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.
[2] The Agreement was made during the bridging period 1 as defined in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (the Transitional Act), accordingly, when considering whether to approve the Agreement I have taken into account the provisions of Part 2–4 of Chapter 2 of the Act as modified by Schedule 7 of the Transitional Act.
[3] 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.
[4] The National Union of Workers, the Community and Public Sector Union and the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover it. 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, will operate seven days from the date of this decision . The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2010.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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