Forestry Tasmania

[2018] FWCA 6741

[2018] FWCA 6741

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Forestry Tasmania
(AG2018/1598)

SUSTAINABLE TIMBER TASMANIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	SYDNEY, 31 OCTOBER 2018

Application for approval of the Sustainable Timber Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Sustainable Timber Tasmania 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 Forestry Tasmania. 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.

[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 CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union and The Australian Workers’ 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.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 31 October 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 7 November 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 7 November 2021.

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Annexure A