Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) Pty Ltd T/A SolstadFarstad

[2018] FWCA 1533

[2018] FWCA 1533

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) Pty Ltd T/A SolstadFarstad
(AG2018/346)

SOLSTADFARSTAD (INTEGRATED RATINGS, COOKS AND CATERERS) OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Maritime industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 14 MARCH 2018

Application for approval of the SolstadFarstad (Intergrated Ratings, Cooks and Caterers) Offshore Oil and Gas Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the SolstadFarstad (Intergrated Ratings, Cooks and Caterers) Offshore Oil and Gas Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) Pty Ltd T/A SolstadFarstad. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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.

[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 Maritime Union of Australia 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 21 March 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 13 March 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A