Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 1630

[2019] FWCA 1630

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd
(AG2019/390)

TEEKAY SHIPPING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED SEAGOING RATINGS DRY CARGO ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Maritime industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 14 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty limited Seagoing Ratings Dry Cargo Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty limited Seagoing Ratings Dry Cargo Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 14 March 2019 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 21 March 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 7 October 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A