The Chief Commissioner of Police

[2016] FWCA 1745

[2016] FWCA 1745

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

The Chief Commissioner of Police T/A Victoria Police

(AG2016/2526)

VICTORIA POLICE (POLICE OFFICERS (EXCLUDING

COMMANDERS), PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS, POLICE

RESERVISTS AND POLICE RECRUITS) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

2015

State and Territory government administration

COMMISSIONER LEE MELBOURNE, 21 MARCH 2016

Application for approval of the Victoria Police (Police Officers (excluding Commanders),

Protective Services Officers, Police Reservists and Police Recruits) Enterprise Agreement

2015.

[1]        An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the

Victoria Police (Police Officers (excluding Commanders), Protective Services Officers, Police

Reservists and Police Recruits) 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 T/A Victoria 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 errors and omitted a REMI Allowance from

Schedule B. Based on the explanatory materials provided by the Applicant and the Police

Federation of Australia, it is clear that the REMI Allowance 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.
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[5]        The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from

28 March 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 November 2019.

COMMISSIONER

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