CareFlight Group QLD

[2013] FWCA 7629

[2013] FWCA 7629

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

CareFlight Group QLD
(AG2013/9448)

CAREFLIGHT (QLD) LIMITED ROTARY WING PILOTS CERTIFIED AGREEMENT 2013 - 2015

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	MELBOURNE, 30 SEPTEMBER 2013

Application for approval of the CareFlight (QLD) Limited Rotary Wing Pilots Certified Agreement 2013-2015.

[1] On 17 September 2013 CareFlight Group QLD (the Applicant) made an application for approval of the CareFlight (QLD) Limited Rotary Wing Pilots Certified Agreement 2013-2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. A copy of the undertaking is attached as Annexure A. The Commission is satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. In any case, the Commission received correspondence from the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) indicating it has no objection to the undertaking.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is 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] The AFAP, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s 201(2), I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 7 October 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2015.

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Annexure A