Qantas Airways Limited

[2016] FWCA 9083

[2016] FWCA 9083

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Qantas Airways Limited
(AG2016/7067)

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS’ ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA - SHORT HAUL DIVISION (QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 9

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 19 DECEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the Flight Attendants’ Association of Australia - Short Haul Division (Qantas Airways Limited) Enterprise Agreement 9.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Flight Attendants’ Association of Australia - Short Haul Division (Qantas Airways Limited) Enterprise Agreement 9 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Qantas Airways Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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.

[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.

[4] The Flight Attendants’ Association of Australia and the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 December 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2019

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Annexure A