Perth Airport Pty Ltd

[2021] FWCA 3236

[2021] FWCA 3236

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Perth Airport Pty Ltd
(AG2021/5253)

PERTH AIRPORT PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT2021

Airport operations
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BEAUMONT	PERTH, 11 JUNE 2021

Application for approval of the Perth Airport Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2021.

[1] Perth Airport Pty Ltd has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Perth Airport Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2021 (the Agreement). The application was made under s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. In compliance with s 190(4) of the Act, the bargaining representative’s views regarding the undertakings proffered were sought. They were provided with the opportunity to raise and address any objections they had to the undertakings proffered by the Applicant. Notwithstanding the feedback received from the United Workers Union, 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, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declarations, 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 Transport Workers’ Union of Australia, the United Workers Union and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (together, the organisations),being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s 183 of the Act they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s 201(2), and based on the statutory declarations provided by the organisations, I note that the organisations are covered by the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 11 June 2021and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 18 June 2021. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2025.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A