City of Gosnells

[2019] FWCA 4817

[2019] FWCA 4817

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

City of Gosnells
(AG2019/1739)

CITY OF GOSNELLS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT (LGO) 2019

Local government administration
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BEAUMONT	PERTH, 10 JULY 2019

Application for approval of the City of Gosnells Collective Agreement (LGO) 2019.

[1] The City of Gosnells has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the City of Gosnells Collective Agreement (LGO) 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made under s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings are attached as Annexure A. In compliance with s 190(4) of the Act, the bargaining representative’s views regarding the undertakings proffered were sought. No objections were raised.

[3] 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 Applicant made an application pursuant to s 586 of the Act for the Commission to amend the Agreement to ensure compliance with the signature requirements. 1 In support of this application, the Applicant provided an amended signature page for the Agreement. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s 586. The amended signature page is included in the published Agreement.

[5] The Applicant provided the Commission with a further Form F17 - Employer's statutory declaration in support of an application for approval of an enterprise agreement (other than a greenfields agreement) (Form F17), which included more comprehensive information, such that I could be satisfied that the requirements in ss 180(5) and 186(2) of the Act had been satisfied. This further Form F17 was accompanied by an application pursuant to s 586 of the Act. I am satisfied that it is proper for me to receive the further Form F17, and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s 586.

[6] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188, and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[7] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (Western Australia Branch (the organisation),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), and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the organisation is covered by the Agreement.

[8] The Agreement was approved on 10 July 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 17 July 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A

 1   Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) r 2.06A