Cranbourne Turf Club

[2013] FWCA 8522

[2013] FWCA 8522

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Cranbourne Turf Club
(AG2013/9798)

CRANBOURNE TURF CLUB (CASUAL EVENT STAFF) AGREEMENT 2013

Racing industry
COMMISSIONER CRIBB	MELBOURNE, 29 OCTOBER 2013

Application for approval of the Cranbourne Turf Club (Casual Event Staff) Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Cranbourne Turf Club (Casual Event Staff) Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Cranbourne Turf Club. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was not lodged within 14 days after it was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b) of the Act, I consider it fair to extend the time for making this application to 16 October 2013.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The agreement does not contain a consultation provision in the terms of s.205 of the Act. Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 1 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved in Chambers on 29 October 2013 and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 5 November 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2016.

 1   Reg 2.09 and Sch 2.3 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009.

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