United Fire Protection Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 5836

[2016] FWCA 5836

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

United Fire Protection Pty Ltd
(AG2016/3652)

UNITED FIRE PROTECTION PTY LTD SPRINKLER FITTERS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Plumbing industry
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 18 AUGUST 2016

Application for approval of the United Fire Protection Pty Ltd Sprinkler Fitters Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the United Fire Protection Pty Ltd Sprinkler Fitters Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by United Fire Protection Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement contained a typographical error at clauses 4.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1 and 7.2.3.2. Pursuant to section 586(a) of the Act, the errors are corrected in the published Agreement.

[6] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 25 August 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 17 August 2020.

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ANNEXURE A