National Trust of Australia (Victoria)

[2014] FWCA 1755

[2014] FWCA 1755

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
(AG2013/10557)

NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA) AGREEMENT 2013

Amusement, events and recreation industry
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	MELBOURNE, 14 MARCH 2014

National Trust Of Australia (Victoria) Agreement 2013.

[1] On 19 December 2013 the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (Applicant) made an application for approval of the National Trust Of Australia (Victoria) Agreement 2013 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached as Annexure A. The Commission is 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. In any case, the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) and the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) have indicated their acceptance of the undertakings.

[4] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval, have been met.

[5] The AWU and MEAA, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s 183 of the Act that they wants the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s 201(2), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 21 March 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2016.

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