Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Limited

[2016] FWCA 7193

[2016] FWCA 7193

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Limited
(AG2016/5133)

EASTERN AUSTRALIA AIRLINES - LINE MAINTENANCE AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS AGREEMENT 2016

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 6 OCTOBER 2016

Application for approval of the Eastern Australia Airlines - Line Maintenance Aircraft Engineers Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Eastern Australia Airlines - Line Maintenance Aircraft Engineers Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Further to my ex tempore decision recorded in the transcript of 6 October 2016 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. I will provide an edited version of the decision delivered ex tempore and recorded in transcript of 6 October 2016 in due course.

[3] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 13 October 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2019.

COMMISSIONER

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