Star Pacific Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 3815

[2019] FWCA 3815

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Star Pacific Pty Ltd
(AG2019/1570)

BLUE STAR PACIFIC PTY LTD AND CEPU ELECTRICAL DVISION QUEENSLAND ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018-2019

Electrical contracting industry
COMMISSIONER CIRKOVIC	MELBOURNE, 3 JUNE 2019

Application for approval of the Blue Star Pacific Pty Ltd and CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2018 - 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Blue Star Pacific Pty Ltd and CEPU Electrical Division Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2018 - 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Star Pacific Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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.

[3] 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia 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.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 3 June 2019 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 10 June 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2019.

COMMISSIONER

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<AE503727  PR708944>

Annexure A