Commonwealth of Australia, acting through the Chief Executive Officer of Geoscience Australia

[2016] FWCA 2379

[2016] FWCA 2379

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Commonwealth of Australia, acting through the Chief Executive Officer of Geoscience Australia
(AG2016/841)

GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016-2019

Australian Capital Territory
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 14 APRIL 2016

Application for approval of the Geoscience Australia Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Geoscience Australia Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by the Commonwealth of Australia, acting through the Chief Executive Officer of Geoscience Australia. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, the CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union and The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 14 April 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 21 April 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 13 April 2019.

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