Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporation Pty Ltd T/A TasWater

[2015] FWCA 8222

[2015] FWCA 8222

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporation Pty Ltd T/A TasWater
(AG2015/6269)

TASWATER GENERAL EMPLOYEES (SOUTHERN REGION) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 8 DECEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the TasWater General Employees (Southern Region) Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the TasWater General Employees (Southern Region) Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporation Pty Ltd T/A TasWater. 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, 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] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, the Community and Public Sector Union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, The Australian Workers’ Union, the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia 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 given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 15 December 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2018.

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Annexure A