| [2024] FWC 2656 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.459 - Application to extend the 30 day period in which industrial action is authorised by protected action ballot
United Workers' Union
v
DHL Supply Chain (Australia) Pty Limited
(B2024/1256)
| DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMPTON | ADELAIDE, 25 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
Application to extend the 30 day period in relation to B2024/1022.
This matter concerns the declaration of the result of a protected action ballot PR778276 held in matter B2024/1022 and declared on 3 September 2024.
The United Workers' Union has made an application pursuant to s.459(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) to extend the 30 day period in which industrial action is authorised by the relevant protected action ballot.
Section 459(3) of the Act provides as follows:
“(3) The FWC may extend the 30-day period referred to in subparagraph (1)(d)(i) by up to 30 days if:
(a) an applicant for the protected action ballot order applies to the FWC for the period to be extended; and
(b) the period has not previously been extended.”
The application contends that each of the relevant requirements have been met and that the period should be extended by a further 30 days.
DHL Supply Chain (Australia) Pty Limited has advised the Commission that it did not consent to the application and did not seek to make any further submissions. However, it stated that the determination of the application was a matter for the Commission to be satisfied as to whether the requirements of the Act have been met. It consented to the application being determined on the papers.
I am satisfied that the relevant requirements of the Act have been met and that the application should be granted.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 459(3) of the Act, I order that the 30 day period for the commencement of protected industrial action for eligible employees who were subject to the ballot and are employed by the Employer be extended by a further 30 days.
This order will operate on and from 25 September 2024.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The legal issue before the Deputy President was whether the requirements of section 459(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009 had been satisfied to permit an extension of the 30-day period for the commencement of protected industrial action. Section 459(3) of the Act provides that the 30-day period may be extended if the applicant for the protected action ballot order applies to the FWC for the period to be extended, and the period has not previously been extended. The Deputy President found that the Union had met both criteria, and the extension was permissible. DHL Supply Chain (Australia) Pty Limited had not opposed the application, and the period had not previously been extended.
Having considered the application, the Deputy President was satisfied that the requirements of section 459(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009 had been met. The Union had applied to the Commission for an extension, and the period had not previously been extended. Consequently, the Deputy President granted the application, and the 30-day period for the commencement of protected industrial action for eligible employees employed by DHL Supply Chain (Australia) Pty Limited was extended by a further 30 days, effective from 25 September 2024.
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