Ventia Utility Services Pty Limited

[2020] FWCA 4458

[2020] FWCA 4458

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Ventia Utility Services Pty Limited
(AG2020/2213)

VENTIA UTILITY SERVICES PTY LTD ETU YALLOURN POWER STATION & OPEN CUT MINE 2020

Electrical power industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 24 AUGUST 2020

Application for approval of the Ventia Utility Services Pty Ltd ETU Yallourn Power Station & Open Cut Mine 2020

[1] Ventia Utility Services Pty Limited has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ventia Utility Services Pty Ltd ETU Yallourn Power Station & Open Cut Mine 2020 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval has been met.

[3] 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.

[4] 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 24 August 2020 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 31 August 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 January 2024.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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