Southern Ports Authority

[2020] FWCA 1543

[2020] FWCA 1543

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Southern Ports Authority
(AG2020/646)

SOUTHERN PORTS AUTHORITY, PORT OF ALBANY, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Port authorities
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BEAUMONT	PERTH, 23 MARCH 2020

Application for approval of the Southern Ports, Port of Albany, maintenance and operations enterprise agreement 2020.

[1] The Southern Ports Authority has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Southern Ports Authority, Port of Albany, Maintenance and Operations Enterprise Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made under s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (the organisation),being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s 201(2), and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the organisation is covered by the Agreement.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 23 March 2020 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 30 March 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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