Mermaid Marine Vessel Operations Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 303

[2015] FWCA 303

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Mermaid Marine Vessel Operations Pty Ltd
(AG2014/10126)

MERMAID MARINE & MUA DAMPIER SUPPLY BASE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Maritime industry
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 14 JANUARY 2015

Application for approval of the Mermaid Marine & MUA Dampier Supply Base Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single enterprise agreement known as the Mermaid Marine & MUA Dampier Supply Base Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Mermaid Marine Vessel Operations Pty Ltd.

[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] 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.

[5] The Maritime Union of Australia being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 14 January 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 21 January 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

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ANNEXURE A