Forestry Tasmania

[2017] FWCA 1460

[2017] FWCA 1460

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Forestry Tasmania
(AG2016/7991)

FORESTRY TASMANIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 15 MARCH 2017

Application for approval of the Forestry Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Forestry Tasmania Enterprise 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 Forestry Tasmania. 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The CPSU, 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 these organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 15 March 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 22 March 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is I July 2017.

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