Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance

[2019] FWCA 3777

[2019] FWCA 3777

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
(AG2019/732)

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER CASUAL CREW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2019

Live performance industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 31 MAY 2019

Application for approval of the Saturday Night Fever Casual Crew Collective Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a greenfields agreement known as the Saturday Night Fever Casual Crew Collective Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made by Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).

[2] This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of section 172(2)(b) of the Act. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[3] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance and that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 7 June 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2019.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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