Schweppes Australia Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 5880

[2016] FWCA 5880

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.225 - Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date

Schweppes Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2016/4298)

SCHWEPPES AUSTRALIA ARCHERFIELD DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 22 AUGUST 2016

Application for termination of the Schweppes Australia Archerfield Distribution Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] Schweppes Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) has applied, pursuant to s.225 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) to terminate the Schweppes Australia Archerfield Distribution Enterprise Agreement 2013 (Agreement). The Agreement is expressed to cover the Applicant in respect to all Distribution employees employed at 376 Beatty Road, Archerfield QLD 4108 under the classifications set out in the Agreement and United Voice. The Agreement has passed its nominal expiry date.

[1] Section 225 of the Act provides:

“225 Application for termination of an enterprise agreement after its nominal expiry date

If an enterprise agreement has passed its nominal expiry date, any of the following may apply to the FWC for the termination of the agreement:

(a) one or more of the employers covered by the agreement;

(b) an employee covered by the agreement;

(c) an employee organisation covered by the agreement.”

[2] Section 226 of the Act provides:

“226 When the FWC must terminate an enterprise agreement

If an application for the termination of an enterprise agreement is made under section 225, the FWC must terminate the agreement if:

(a) the FWC is satisfied that it is not contrary to the public interest to do so; and

(b) the FWC considers that it is appropriate to terminate the agreement taking into account all the circumstances including:

(i) the views of the employees, each employer, and each employee organisation (if any), covered by the agreement; and

(ii) the circumstances of those employees, employers and organisations including the likely effect that the termination will have on each of them.”

[3] United Voice is an organisation which is covered by the Agreement. In correspondence to my chambers of 18 August 2016, United Voice advised that it did not oppose the termination of the Agreement.

[4] Based on the material contained in the employer’s declaration filed with the application, I am satisfied that termination of the Agreement is not contrary to the public interest. Taking into account all of the circumstances including those in s.226(b)(i) and (ii), I consider that it is appropriate to terminate the Agreement. There is nothing before me which raises public interest considerations which might militate against termination of the Agreement. I am satisfied that it is appropriate to approve the termination of the Agreement, and I terminate the Agreement.

[5] The termination will operate from 22 August 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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