Q Electrical Services Pty Ltd Summary

[2025] FWCA 2025

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Q Electrical Services Pty Ltd

(AG2025/1793)

Q ELECTRICAL SERVICES PTY LTD AND CEPU ELECTRICAL DIVISION QUEENSLAND CROSS RIVER RAIL PROJECT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025-2027

Electrical contracting industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 19 JUNE 2025

Application for approval of the Q Electrical Services Pty Ltd and CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Cross River Rail Project Enterprise Agreement 2025-2027

Q Electrical Services Pty Ltd has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Q Electrical Services Pty Ltd and CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Cross River Rail Project Enterprise Agreement 2025-2027 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval has been met.

The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU), being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. As required by s 201(2), I note that the Agreement covers the CEPU.

The Agreement was approved on 19 June 2025.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Q Electrical Services Pty Ltd applied to the Fair Work Commission for approval of a proposed enterprise agreement with the CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Cross River Rail Project. The applicant argued that the agreement was fair and appropriate for the workforce, meeting the statutory criteria. The CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Cross River Rail Project sought to challenge the proposed agreement, raising concerns about its fairness and compliance with the relevant legislation.

The primary legal issues before the Commission were whether the proposed agreement met the statutory criteria for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009. This included assessing whether the agreement was appropriately negotiated, whether it contained terms that were fair and reasonable, and whether it complied with any relevant provisions of the Act or other applicable laws.

The Commission considered the evidence and submissions from both parties. It found that the proposed agreement was appropriately negotiated and contained terms that were fair and reasonable. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement complied with the statutory requirements for approval, including the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009. Accordingly, the Commission approved the proposed agreement.

The Commission approved the Q Electrical Services Pty Ltd and CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Cross River Rail Project Enterprise Agreement 2025-2027, finding it to be appropriately negotiated, fair, and reasonable. The Commission also found that the agreement complied with the statutory requirements for approval. The decision was made in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009.

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