Corowa Trading Co Pty Ltd t/a Francis Transport

[2019] FWCA 2896

[2019] FWCA 2896

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Corowa Trading Co Pty Ltd t/a Francis Transport
(AG2018/5185)

FRANCIS TRANSPORT LONG DISTANCE DRIVERS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Road transport industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 30 APRIL 2019

Application for approval of the Francis Transport Long Distance Drivers Enterprise Agreement 2018

[1] Corowa Trading Co Pty Ltd t/a Francis Transport has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Francis Transport Long Distance Drivers Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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, 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.

[4] The application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. Pursuant to s 185(3)(b), in all the circumstances I consider it fair to extend the time for making the application to the date it was actually made.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 30 April 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 7 May 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A