DECISION

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

Rangers Valley Cattle Station Pty Ltd
(AG2014/8397)

RANGERS VALLEY CATTLE STATION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Agricultural industry
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMBERGER	SYDNEY, 10 DECEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Rangers Valley Cattle Station Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Rangers Valley Cattle Station Enterprise Agreement 2014. (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Agreement is approved and will operate from 17 December 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 16 December 2017.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Rangers Valley Cattle Station Pty Ltd applied to the Fair Work Commission for approval of the Rangers Valley Cattle Station Enterprise Agreement 2014. The applicants sought to have the agreement made a registered agreement, which would give it the force of an industrial award. The dispute arose as the Fair Work Commission needed to determine whether the agreement met the requirements for registration under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The primary legal issue for the Fair Work Commission was whether the agreement complied with the necessary statutory requirements. This included assessing whether the agreement contained the minimum terms and conditions mandated by the Fair Work Act, and whether it had been negotiated in good faith. The applicants argued that the agreement was fair and reasonable, while no objections were raised by any party, and the agreement had been negotiated with due regard to the principles of good faith bargaining.

The Fair Work Commission considered the evidence presented, including the terms of the agreement, the negotiation process, and any relevant submissions. The Commission found that the agreement was fair and reasonable and contained all the minimum terms and conditions as required by the Fair Work Act. Furthermore, the evidence demonstrated that the agreement was negotiated in good faith. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement met all the necessary criteria for registration.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Rangers Valley Cattle Station Enterprise Agreement 2014 as a registered agreement, effective from the date of the decision. The agreement would now have the force of an industrial award, providing certainty and protection to the employees covered by the agreement.

Rangers Valley Cattle Station Pty Ltd

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