Country Fire Authority

[2021] FWCA 3519

[2021] FWCA 3519

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Country Fire Authority
(AG2021/5435)

COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT 2020

Fire fighting services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 17 JUNE 2021

Application for approval of the Country Fire Authority Professional, Technical and Administrative Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Country Fire Authority Professional, Technical and Administrative Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Country Fire Authority. 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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 Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia, United Firefighters’ Union of Australia, and the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services 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 the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 24 June 2021. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 November 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A