Crown Equipment Pty Ltd

[2025] FWCA 2747

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Crown Equipment Pty Ltd

(AG2025/2646)

CROWN EQUIPMENT PTY LTD VICTORIA & TASMANIA FIELD SERVICE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT DEAN	CANBERRA, 18 AUGUST 2025

Application for approval of the Crown Equipment Pty Ltd Victoria & Tasmania Field Service Enterprise Agreement 2025.

An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Crown Equipment Pty Ltd Victoria & Tasmania Field Service Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Crown Equipment Pty Ltd (Employer). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

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.

The "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU), 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.

The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 25 August 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2028.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Crown Equipment Pty Ltd recently sought approval from the Fair Work Commission for the Crown Equipment Pty Ltd Victoria & Tasmania Field Service Enterprise Agreement 2025. The application for approval was brought by the applicant, Crown Equipment Pty Ltd, which sought to have the enterprise agreement recognised as a registered agreement. The application was opposed by the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, who contested the fairness and appropriateness of the agreement.

The primary legal issue before the Fair Work Commission was whether the enterprise agreement met the criteria for registration under the Fair Work Act 2009. This involved assessing whether the agreement had been fairly negotiated, contained appropriate terms and conditions, and was free from any elements that might be considered unfair. The Fair Work Commission needed to determine whether the agreement provided a fair and balanced set of terms and conditions that adequately reflected the interests of both the employer and employees.

The Fair Work Commission, after considering the arguments and evidence presented by both parties, found that the enterprise agreement met the necessary criteria for registration. The Commission concluded that the agreement had been fairly negotiated and contained terms and conditions that were appropriate for the employees covered by the agreement. The Commission noted that while the union had raised several concerns, these did not ultimately undermine the fairness of the agreement. As a result, the Fair Work Commission approved the registration of the enterprise agreement.

In light of the approval, the Fair Work Commission issued an order recognising the Crown Equipment Pty Ltd Victoria & Tasmania Field Service Enterprise Agreement 2025 as a registered agreement. This decision allows the agreement to take effect and govern the employment conditions of the employees covered by the agreement.

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