Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
[2024] FWCA 1424
•19 APRIL 2024
| [2024] FWCA 1424 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
(AG2024/1065)
DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024–2027
| Commonwealth employment | |
| DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON | MELBOURNE, 19 APRIL 2024 |
Application for approval of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Enterprise Agreement 2024–2027.
An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Enterprise Agreement 2024–2027 (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 as represented by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) (Amending Act) made a number of changes to enterprise agreement approval processes in Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act, which commenced operation on 6 June 2023. By reason of the transitional arrangements for the Amending Act and the notification time for the Agreement of 22 February 2023, the genuine agreement requirements for agreement approval in Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act, as it was just before 6 June 2023 apply to the present application. Further, as the Agreement was made on 22 March 2024 the better off overall test provisions in Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act as amended on 6 June 2023 apply.
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.
The Community and Public Sector Union, the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia, the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation and the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, 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 these organisations.
The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 April 2024. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 February 2027.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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