Surf Life Saving Services Pty Limited Trading AS Australian Lifeguard Service (NSW)

[2025] FWCA 3198

[2025] FWCA 3198

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.222 - Application for approval of a termination of an enterprise agreement

Surf Life Saving Services Pty Limited Trading AS Australian Lifeguard Service (NSW)

(AG2025/2971)

AUSTRALIAN LIFEGUARD SERVICE (NSW) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT CROSS	SYDNEY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2025

Application for termination of the Australian Lifeguard Service (NSW) Enterprise Agreement

1. Surf Life Saving Services Pty Limited Trading AS Australian Lifeguard Service (NSW) (the Applicant) has made an application pursuant to s.222 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) for approval to terminate the Australian Lifeguard Service (NSW) Enterprise Agreement (the Agreement).

1. Section 223 of the Act sets out the conditions to be met by an application under s.222 of the Act in the following terms:

“223 When FWA must approve a termination of an enterprise agreement

If an application for the approval of a termination of an enterprise agreement is made under section 222, FWA must approve the termination if:

(a) FWA is satisfied that each employer covered by the agreement complied with subsection 220(2) (which deals with giving employees a reasonable opportunity to decide etc.) in relation to the agreement; and

(b) FWA is satisfied that the termination was agreed to in accordance with whichever of subsection 221(1) or (2) applies (those subsections deal with agreement to the termination of different kinds of enterprise agreements by employee vote); and

(c) FWA is satisfied that there are no other reasonable grounds for believing that the employees have not agreed to the termination; and

(d) FWA considers that it is appropriate to approve the termination taking into account the views of the employee organisation or employee organisations (if any) covered by the agreement.”

1. Based on the material accompanying the application and the information provided to the Commission, I am satisfied that the requirements of s.223 have been met. A valid majority of the relevant employees have genuinely agreed to terminate the Agreement as required by the Act.

1. Section 224 of the Act provides that the termination operates from the day specified in the decision to terminate the agreement.

1. Accordingly, the Agreement will be terminated effective from 11:59pm, 24 September 2025.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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