Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Finance

[2016] FWCA 395

[2016] FWCA 395

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Finance
(AG2015/7527)

FINANCE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015-2018

Commonwealth employment
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 20 JANUARY 2016

Application for approval of the Finance Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Finance Enterprise Agreement 2015-2018 (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 Finance. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in 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.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, 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.

[4] The CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union and the Transport Workers’ Union of 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 these organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 20 January 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 27 January 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 19 January 2019.

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ANNEXURE A