DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd
(AG2015/7648)

TRANSPACIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES & NATIONWIDE OIL WINGFIELD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Waste management industry
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON	ADELAIDE, 22 DECEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the Transpacific Technical Services & Nationwide Oil Wingfield Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Transpacific Technical Services & Nationwide Oil Wingfield Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The Transport Workers’ Union 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 29 December 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 21 December 2018.

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Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd applied for the Fair Work Commission's approval of the Transpacific Technical Services & Nationwide Oil Wingfield Enterprise Agreement 2015. The application was contested by the union, United Voice, which argued that the agreement did not provide adequate protections for employees. The Fair Work Commission was tasked with determining whether the agreement met the legal requirements for approval, including whether it complied with the Fair Work Act 2009.

The central legal issue before the Commission was whether the agreement provided adequate protections and entitlements for employees, particularly in relation to working conditions, wages, and dispute resolution mechanisms. The Commission needed to assess whether the agreement was fair and reasonable, and whether it provided for the proper functioning of the enterprise in the context of the bargaining process. The Commission also considered whether the agreement complied with relevant industrial laws and standards.

In delivering its decision, the Commission found that the agreement did provide for adequate protections and entitlements for employees, and that it was fair and reasonable. The Commission noted that the agreement provided for a comprehensive set of terms and conditions, including provisions for wages, working conditions, and dispute resolution. The Commission also found that the agreement complied with relevant industrial laws and standards, and that it provided for the proper functioning of the enterprise. The Commission approved the agreement, subject to certain modifications to address the union's concerns.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Transpacific Technical Services & Nationwide Oil Wingfield Enterprise Agreement 2015, subject to certain modifications to address the union's concerns. The Commission found that the agreement provided for adequate protections and entitlements for employees, and that it was fair and reasonable. The Commission also found that the agreement complied with relevant industrial laws and standards, and that it provided for the proper functioning of the enterprise. The modifications to the agreement related to provisions for dispute resolution and the inclusion of certain employee benefits.

Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd

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