Sovereign Mushrooms Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 4860

[2019] FWCA 4860

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009
Sch. 3, Item 16 - Application to terminate collective agreement-based transitional instrument

Sovereign Mushrooms Pty Ltd
(AG2019/2482)

SOVEREIGN MUSHROOMS PTY LTD EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2009

Agricultural industry
COMMISSIONER CAMBRIDGE	SYDNEY, 22 JULY 2019

Application for termination of the Sovereign Mushrooms Pty Ltd Employee Collective Agreement 2009.

[1] This matter involves an application for the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) to terminate an enterprise agreement. The application has been made pursuant to item 16 of Schedule 3 of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (the Transitional Act). The application identified that the matter involved the proposed termination of a collective agreement-based transitional instrument known as the Sovereign Mushrooms Pty Ltd Employee Collective Agreement 2009 (the Agreement).

[2] Consequently, by virtue of the operation of item 16 of Schedule 3 of the Transitional Act, the provisions of Subdivision D of Division 7 of Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) are relevant to this application.

[3] The application was lodged on 10 July 2019 at Sydney. The application was made by the Australian Federation of Employers and Industries (AFEI) on behalf of Sovereign Mushrooms Pty Ltd (the employer).

[4] The application was listed for a Hearing in Chambers on 22 July 2019.

[5] The application included a Statutory Declaration of Clint Tolson dated 4 July 2019, and made on behalf of the employer and further Statutory Declarations of two employees, Saisuni Bunloi and Nivernish Autar were also provided. These Statutory Declarations are referred to as the Declarations. The Declarations provided evidence in support of the application. On the basis of the evidence contained in the Declarations and the absence of any opposition to the application, I am satisfied that it would not be contrary to the public interest to terminate the Agreement. Further, the evidence provided by the Declarations establishes circumstances which satisfy the requirements of subsection 226 (b) of the Act.

[6] Consequently, I consider that it would be appropriate to terminate the Agreement. Therefore, pursuant to s. 226 of the Act, I am prepared to grant the application and terminate the Agreement.

[7] In accordance with s.227 of the Act, the day on which the termination of the Agreement operates is today, 22 July 2019. An Order [PR710268] giving effect to this Decision to terminate the Agreement is also issued.

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