The Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Department of Jobs and Small Business

[2019] FWCA 498

[2019] FWCA 498

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

The Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Department of Jobs and Small Business
(AG2018/7225)

DEPARTMENT OF JOBS AND SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019 - 2022

Commonwealth employment
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 29 JANUARY 2019

Application for approval of the Department of Jobs and Small Business Enterprise Agreement 2019-2022.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Department of Jobs and Small Business Enterprise Agreement 2019-2022 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by The Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Department of Jobs and Small Business. 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, 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 CPSU, the Community and Public Sector 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement lodged contained errors at Clauses 133 and 134. On 25 January 2019, the Applicant filed an amended version of page 23 of the Agreement pursuant to s.586 of the Act. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 5 February 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 4 February 2022.

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Annexure A