GNM Australia Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 5049

[2019] FWCA 5049

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

GNM Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2019/1849)

JOURNALISTS (GNM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Journalism
COMMISSIONER BOOTH	BRISBANE, 19 JULY 2019

Application for approval of the Journalists (GNM Australia Pty Ltd) Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made under s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by GNM Australia Pty Ltd (GNM) for approval of the Journalists (GNM Australia Pty Ltd) Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (the MEAA) filed a Form F18 in this matter, stating that it supports approval of the Agreement, and providing notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(1), I note that the Agreement covers the MEAA.

[3] Subsequent to the filing of the Form F18, the MEAA provided correspondence to the Commission on 12 June 2019, advising that a dispute had arisen between the parties regarding the effect of a clause of the proposed Agreement. However, the MEAA confirmed by correspondence of 5 July 2019 that the dispute had resolved.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act and clause 3.1 of the Agreement, will operate from 7 days from the date of approval of the Agreement. The nominal expiry date is 31 March 2021.

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