Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

[2019] FWCA 17

[2019] FWCA 17

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(AG2018/7245)

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Commonwealth employment
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 3 JANUARY 2019

Application for approval of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 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 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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.

[3] The CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union and Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation 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 these organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 10 January 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 10 January 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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