City of Gosnells Summary

[2014] FWCA 2014

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

City of Gosnells
(AG2014/528)

CITY OF GOSNELLS WASTE COLLECTION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Local government administration
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS	PERTH, 27 MARCH 2014

Application for approval of the City of Gosnells Waste Collection Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the City of Gosnells Waste Collection Enterprise 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 the City of Gosnells. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] 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.

[3] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The Agreement does not contain a consultation term. Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 1 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 3 April 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2016.

COMMISSIONER

1 Section 2.09 and Schedule 2.2 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The parties involved in this case were the City of Gosnells, an Australian local government body, and the Waste Collection Enterprise Agreement 2014, which was proposed to be approved by the Fair Work Commission. The dispute centred around whether the proposed agreement complied with the relevant legislative framework and whether it was in the best interests of the employees and the community it served. The Fair Work Commission was the court responsible for making the decision.

The legal issues before the court were primarily whether the proposed agreement met the criteria for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009 and if it was in the best interests of the employees and the community. The court had to consider the terms and conditions of the agreement, its impact on the employees, and the community, and whether it complied with the provisions of the Fair Work Act.

The court found that the proposed agreement met the requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act. It was noted that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions for the employees and was in the best interests of both the employees and the community. The court was satisfied that the agreement complied with the relevant provisions of the Fair Work Act and met the criteria for approval. The court approved the City of Gosnells Waste Collection Enterprise Agreement 2014.

The Fair Work Commission approved the City of Gosnells Waste Collection Enterprise Agreement 2014, subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the decision. The court found that the proposed agreement met the requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act and was in the best interests of the employees and the community. The decision provides a useful precedent for other local government bodies seeking to approve similar enterprise agreements.

City of Gosnells

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