Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd T/A TasRail

[2014] FWCA 2876

[2014] FWCA 2876

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd T/A TasRail
(AG2014/3671)

TASMANIAN RAILWAY PTY LIMITED GENERAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 1 MAY 2014

Application for approval of the Tasmanian Railway Pty Limited General Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single-enterprise agreement known as the Tasmanian Railway Pty Limited General Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made by Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd T/A TasRail pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. A copy of the undertaking given is attached to this decision at Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] The undertaking now forms part of the Agreement and a copy will be kept on the file. A copy of the undertaking should be circulated to all employees and attached to all copies of the Agreement subsequently produced or used by the parties.

[4] Subject to the undertaking referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved, and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 8 May 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 12 November 2015.

COMMISSIONER

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