Strait Link Shipping Pty Ltd T/A Strait Link Shipping

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[2025] FWCA 498

7 FEBRUARY 2025


[2025] FWCA 498

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Strait Link Shipping Pty Ltd T/A Strait Link Shipping

(AG2025/26)

STRAIT LINK SEAQUIP ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024

Manufacturing and associated industries

DEPUTY PRESIDENT MILLHOUSE

MELBOURNE, 7 FEBRUARY 2025

Application for approval of the Strait Link Seaquip Enterprise Agreement 2024

  1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Strait Link Seaquip Enterprise Agreement 2024 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). It has been made by Strait Link Shipping Pty Ltd T/A Strait Link Shipping (Employer). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

  1. The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached at 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.  

  1. Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each requirement of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. For the purposes of the better off overall test, I have had regard to each of the matters in s 193A(2)-(7).  

  1. The Transport Workers’ Union of Australia (TWU) and the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have each given notice under s 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s 201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers each of these organisations.

  2. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s 54 of the Act will operate from 14 February 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2027.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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