Chubb Fire & Security Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 867

[2014] FWCA 867

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Chubb Fire & Security Pty Ltd
(AG2013/11873)

CHUBB FIRE SAFETY PTY LTD SPRINKLER FITTING COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT TASMANIA 2013 - 2016

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 5 FEBRUARY 2014

Application for approval of the Chubb Fire Safety Pty Ltd Sprinkler Fitting Collective Agreement Tasmania 2013 - 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single-enterprise agreement known as the Chubb Fire Safety Pty Ltd Sprinkler Fitting Collective Agreement Tasmania 2013 - 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made by Chubb Fire & Security Pty Ltd (the Applicant) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b), in all the circumstances I consider it fair to extend the time for making the application to the date it was actually made.

[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings given is attached to this decision at 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.

[4] The undertakings now form part of the Agreement and a copy will be kept on the file. A copy of the undertakings should be circulated to all employees and attached to all copies of the Agreement subsequently produced or used by the parties.

[5] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, 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 has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[7] The Agreement is approved, and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 12 February 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2016.

COMMISSIONER

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