Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia andN & P Contracting Pty Ltd

[2009] FWA 114

[2009] FWA 114

FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Approval of enterprise agreement

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia

and

N & P Contracting Pty Ltd
(AG2009/11186)

N & P CONTRACTING PTY LTD (ACN 109 046 228) AND CEPU ELECTRICAL DIVISION QUEENSLAND UNION COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2009 - 2012

Electrical contracting industry
COMMISSIONER SPENCER	BRISBANE, 9 SEPTEMBER 2009

Application for approval of the N & P Contracting Pty Ltd (ACN 109 046 228) and CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Union Collective Agreement 2009 – 2012.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as N & P Contracting Pty Ltd (ACN 109 046 228) and CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Union Collective Agreement 2009 - 2012 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was made during the bridging period 1 as defined in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (the Transitional Act), accordingly, when considering whether to approve the Agreement I have taken into account the provisions of Part 2-4 of Chapter 2 of the Act as modified by Schedule 7 of the Transitional Act.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 16 September 2009. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2012.

COMMISSIONER

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