Country Fire Authority v United Firefighters' Union of Australia

[2014] FWC 2291

[2014] FWC 2291

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

EX TEMPORE DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.229—Bargaining order

Country Fire Authority
v
United Firefighters’ Union of Australia
(B2014/442)

DEPUTY PRESIDENT SMITH MELBOURNE, 7 APRIL 2014

Application for a bargaining order.

[1] The following decision, now edited, was issued during proceedings conducted on 4 April 2014.

[2] This is an application by the CFA to provide further time for it to deal with matters raised by the UFU in response to the order made on 20 February 2014 [PR548014]. Given that the focus of that order, in my view, was not to be too intrusive in the bargaining process, I shall make the variations sought by the CFA.

[3] I do encourage the parties to seek to deal with the negotiations as expeditiously as reasonably practicable and to meet in those circumstances. I have not yet been asked to generally regulate meetings. I believe that the parties are sufficiently experienced to make proper arrangements.

[4] An order giving effect to this decision was issued on 4 April 2014 [PR59368].

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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