| [2025] FWCA 156 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement
Stanwell Corporation Limited
(AG2024/4681)
STANWELL CORPORATE OFFICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025
| Electrical power industry | |
| DEPUTY PRESIDENT CROSS | SYDNEY, 16 JANUARY 2025 |
Application for approval of the Stanwell Corporate Offices Enterprise Agreement 2025
An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Stanwell Corporate Offices Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Stanwell Corporation Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the agreement.
Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.
Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
Pursuant to s.205A(2) of the Act, the workplace delegates’ rights term prescribed by the Electrical Power Industry Award 2020 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
I note that the Agreement contains an NES precedence clause at cl.1.3, and this clause will be relied upon in the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the National Employment Standards
The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia and Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.
The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 23 January 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 February 2029.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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Annexure A
- AGLC
- Stanwell Corporation Limited [2025] FWCA 156
- Case
- [2025] FWCA 156
- Decision Date
CaseChat Overview and Summary
The primary legal issues for the Commission to consider were whether the agreement met the procedural and substantive requirements for approval. Procedurally, the Commission had to assess whether the agreement was the product of genuine bargaining, and whether the appropriate consultation processes were followed. Substantively, the agreement had to comply with the Fair Work Act, including provisions on minimum wage rates, maximum weekly hours, and other entitlements.
The Commission determined that the agreement was the result of genuine bargaining and that the necessary consultation processes had been followed. The agreement was found to comply with the Fair Work Act in terms of minimum wage rates, maximum weekly hours, and other entitlements. Given these findings, the Commission approved the Stanwell Corporate Offices Enterprise Agreement 2025. The approval was subject to the agreement being registered with the Fair Work Commission within the specified timeframe.
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