Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd T/A PMB Defence - Batteries

[2019] FWCA 6025

[2019] FWCA 6025

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd T/A PMB Defence - Batteries
(AG2019/2262)

PACIFIC MARINE BATTERIES COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER CIRKOVIC	MELBOURNE, 29 AUGUST 2019

Application for approval of the Pacific Marine Batteries Collective Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Pacific Marine Batteries Collective Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Pacific Marine Batteries Pty Ltd T/A PMB Defence - Batteries. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[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] 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.

[6] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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.

[7] The Agreement was approved on 29 August 2019 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 5 September 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 January 2022.

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Annexure A