DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Metcash Food & Grocery Convenience Division Pty Limited T/A C-Store Distribution (CSD)
(AG2017/3233)

CSD AND SDA CANNING VALE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

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COMMISSIONER MCKINNON	MELBOURNE, 19 OCTOBER 2017

Application for approval of the CSD and SDA Canning Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the CSD and SDA Canning Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Metcash Food & Grocery Convenience Division Pty Limited T/A C-Store Distribution (CSD). 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 Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association, 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 October 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2018.

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ANNEXURE A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case involved an application for the approval of the CSD and SDA Canning Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017. The applicant, Metcash Food & Grocery Convenience Division Pty Limited trading as C-Store Distribution (CSD), sought the court's endorsement of this agreement which aimed to regulate the employment terms and conditions of workers in the Canning Vale Enterprise. The Fair Work Commission was the respondent, tasked with ensuring compliance with the Fair Work Act 2009. The decision was handed down by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

The primary legal issue the court had to resolve was whether the Canning Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017 met the statutory requirements under the Fair Work Act 2009, specifically concerning the procedural fairness and the substantive content of the agreement. The court needed to examine if the agreement was made in good faith, if it provided for a fair and reasonable set of terms and conditions, and if the necessary procedural steps were followed during its negotiation and approval process.

In delivering its judgment, the court meticulously reviewed the evidence provided by both parties and considered the statutory criteria outlined in the Fair Work Act 2009. The court determined that the agreement was made in good faith and that the terms and conditions were fair and reasonable. The court also found that the necessary procedural steps were adequately followed, and there was no evidence to suggest any unfair practices during the negotiation or approval process. Consequently, the court approved the Canning Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017, affirming its compliance with the statutory requirements.

The court's final order was that the Canning Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017 be approved in accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009. This decision provided clarity and finality to the employment terms and conditions within the Canning Vale Enterprise, ensuring that both CSD and its employees were governed by an agreement that met all legal standards.

Metcash Food & Grocery Convenience Division Pty Limited T/A C-Store Distribution (CSD)

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