Taylor Rail Australia Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 5922

[2019] FWCA 5922

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Taylor Rail Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2019/2747)

TAYLOR RAIL AUSTRALIA NATIONAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Rail industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT YOUNG	MELBOURNE, 26 AUGUST 2019

Application for approval of the Taylor Rail Australia National Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] Taylor Rail Australia Pty Ltd (the Employer) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Taylor Rail Australia National Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

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

[3] Subject to the undertaking referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application, the accompanying statutory declaration and the further information provided by the Employer, 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 Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it seeks to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 26 August 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 2 September 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 20 July 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A