UAM Pty Ltd
[2016] FWCA 255
•13 January 2016
[2016] FWCA 255
DECISION
| Fair Work Act 2009 |
| s.185—Enterprise agreement |
| UAM Pty Ltd |
| (AG2015/6983) |
UAM PTY LTD AND THE CEPU ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND
SERVICES DIVISION QUEENSLAND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
INDUSTRY CONTRACTORS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015 - 2018
Electrical power industry
| COMMISSIONER CIRKOVIC | MELBOURNE, 13 JANUARY 2016 |
Application for approval of the UAM Pty Ltd and the CEPU Electrical Energy and Services
Division Queensland Electricity Supply Industry Contractors Enterprise Agreement 2015 -
2018.
[1] On 14 December 2015, UAM Pty Ltd (Applicant) made an application for approval
of the UAM Pty Ltd and the CEPU Electrical Energy and Services Division Queensland
Electricity Supply Industry Contractors Enterprise Agreement 2015 - 2018 (Agreement). The
application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The
Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.
[2] The Agreement was lodged outside the 14 day timeframe prescribed by s.185(3)(a) of
the Act. In all the circumstances the Commission considers it fair to extend the period for
lodgement and does so pursuant to s.185(3)(b).
[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is
attached as Annexure A. The Commission is 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. In any case, the Communications,
Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of
Australia (CEPU) has indicated its acceptance of the undertakings.
[4] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair
Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[5] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is satisfied that each of
the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval,
have been met.
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[6] The CEPU, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice
under s.183 of the Act that it wants to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with
s.201(2), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers this organisation.
[7] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54 of the Act the Agreement will
operate from 20 January 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2018.
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