The Chief Commissioner of Police

[2016] FWCA 4911

[2016] FWCA 4911

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

The Chief Commissioner of Police
(AG2016/3826)

VICTORIA POLICE COMMANDERS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

State and Territory government administration
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 21 JULY 2016

Application for approval of the Victoria Police Commanders Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Victoria Police Commanders 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 The Chief Commissioner of Police. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Agreement contained several minor typographical errors and omitted the definition of Non-metropolitan Division from Clause 7 of the Agreement. Based on the explanatory materials provided by the Applicant and the Police Federation of Australia, it is clear that the definition of Non-metropolitan Division was intended to be contained within the Agreement but was not included by omission. The Police Federation of Australia is in support of such errors being corrected. Pursuant to Section 586(a) of the Act, the errors are corrected in the published Agreement.

[4] The Police Federation of Australia 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 28 July 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 November 2019.

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