Hydro Electric Corporation T/A Hydro Tasmania

[2014] FWCA 8000

[2014] FWCA 8000

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Hydro Electric Corporation T/A Hydro Tasmania
(AG2014/7792)

HYDRO TASMANIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013 - 2017

Tasmania
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	BRISBANE, 11 NOVEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Hydro Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2013 - 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Hydro Tasmania Enterprise Agreement 2013–2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Hydro Electric Corporation T/A Hydro Tasmania. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 10 November 2014 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 17 November 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 July 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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