Goulburn Murray Rural Water Corporation T/A Goulburn Murray Water

Case

[2022] FWCA 1338

19 APRIL 2022


[2022] FWCA 1338

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Goulburn Murray Rural Water Corporation T/A Goulburn Murray Water

(AG2022/621)

Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation Enterprise Agreement 2021

Water, sewerage and drainage services

COMMISSIONER YILMAZ

MELBOURNE, 19 APRIL 2022

Application for approval of the Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation Enterprise Agreement 2021

  1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation Enterprise Agreement 2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Goulburn Murray Rural Water Corporation T/A Goulburn Murray Water. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

  1. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 are relevant to this application for approval and have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in ss.186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

  1. The Australian Workers’ Union, the Community and Public Sector Union and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they wish to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

  1. The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54, will operate from 26 April 2022. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 15 June 2025.

COMMISSIONER

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