Crown Melbourne Limited T/A Crown Casino

[2020] FWCA 2822

[2020] FWCA 2822

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Crown Melbourne Limited T/A Crown Casino
(AG2020/1052)

CROWN MELBOURNE LIMITED PROPERTY SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 1 JUNE 2020

Application for approval of the Crown Melbourne Limited Property Services Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Crown Melbourne Limited Property Services Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Crown Melbourne Limited T/A Crown Casino. 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 Form F18 Statutory Declaration filed by The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union on 16 April 2020 was not physically signed in the presence of an authorised witness as required by the Fair Work Commission Rules 2013. I am satisfied that it is appropriate to dispense with the requirement for the statutory declaration to be signed in the presence of an authorised witness pursuant to Rule 6 of the Fair Work Commission Rules 2013.

[5] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy 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.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 8 June 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2023.

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Annexure A