Stowe Australia Pty Limited

[2017] FWCA 7010

[2017] FWCA 7010

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Stowe Australia Pty Limited
(AG2017/5280)

STOWE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD -TASMANIAN DIVISION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Electrical contracting industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 22 DECEMBER 2017

Application for approval of the Stowe Australia Pty Ltd - Tasmanian Division Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Stowe Australia Pty Ltd - Tasmanian Division Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Stowe Australia Pty Limited. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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, and 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, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] 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.

[6] 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[7] The Agreement was approved on 22 December 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 29 December 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2018.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A