Pax Australia Pty Limited

[2019] FWCA 8038

[2019] FWCA 8038

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Pax Australia Pty Limited
(AG2019/3807)

PAX AUSTRALIA - AWU ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2019

Pharmaceutical industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT YOUNG	MELBOURNE, 26 NOVEMBER 2019

Application for approval of the PAX Australia - AWU Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2019.

[1] Pax Australia Pty Limited (the Employer) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the PAX Australia - AWU Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2019 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached at Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and 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, and on the basis of the material contained in the application, and the accompanying statutory declaration, 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 Australian Workers’ Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it seeks to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 26 November 2019 and, notwithstanding clause 3 of the Agreement, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 3 December 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A