Carbine Services Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 3763

[2014] FWCA 3763

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Carbine Services Pty Ltd
(AG2014/6183)

CARBINE SERVICES - GROUND STAFF AGREEMENT 2014

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER CAMBRIDGE	SYDNEY, 5 JUNE 2014

Application for approval of the Carbine Services - Ground Staff Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Carbine Services - Ground Staff Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Carbine Services Pty Ltd (the Employer). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The application was lodged at Sydney on 27 May 2014. The application included a Statutory Declaration of Bevan Coote made on behalf of the Employer and dated 26 May 2014, (the Declaration). The Declaration stated that the Agreement was made on 16 May 2014. Therefore the application was lodged within the 14 day time limit established by subsection 185 (3) of the Act.

[3] Part 2-4 of the Act includes various procedural requirements that must be satisfied before the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) can approve of an enterprise agreement. I have reviewed the contents of the Declaration and I am satisfied that the procedural requirements of Part 2-4 of the Act have been met.

[4] The application for approval was listed for Hearing in Chambers before the Commission on 5 June 2014. I note that the Agreement contains a flexibility term at clause 7 and a consultation term at clause 9.

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

[6] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with subsection 54 (1) of the Act it will operate from 12 June 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement as specified in clause 2 of the Agreement, is 5 June 2018.

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