Railtrain Services Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 473

[2020] FWCA 473

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Railtrain Services Pty Ltd
(AG2019/4295)

RAIL OPERATIONS QUEENSLAND ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Rail industry
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 4 FEBRUARY 2020

Application for approval of the Rail Operations Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Rail Operations Queensland Enterprise 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 Railtrain Services Pty Ltd (the Applicant).

[2] The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[3] Mr Owen Doogan, Secretary of the Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union, Queensland Branch (RTBU), lodged a Form F18 statutory declaration supporting approval of the Agreement and giving notice under s.183 of the Act that the RTBU wants the Agreement to cover it.

[4] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Appendix 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.

[5] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each requirement of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note the Agreement covers the RTBU.

[7] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act.

COMMISSIONER

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Appendix A