Hunter Water Corporation

[2015] FWCA 6978

[2015] FWCA 6978

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Hunter Water Corporation
(AG2015/5543)

HUNTER WATER CORPORATION EMPLOYEES’ ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Water, sewerage and drainage services
COMMISSIONER BISSETT	MELBOURNE, 9 OCTOBER 2015

Application for approval of the Hunter Water Corporation Employees’ Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Hunter Water Corporation Employees’ Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Hunter Water Corporation. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] In accordance with s.190 of the Act I sought an undertaking from the employer with respect to the Agreement. I have accepted the undertaking provided.

[3] In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertaking is attached as an annexure to this decision.

[4] 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.

[5] The Agreement does not contain a consultation provision in the terms of s.205 of the Act. Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services 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 want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2), I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 16 October 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 May 2018.

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