Wood Australia Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 2431

[2020] FWCA 2431

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Wood Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2020/1000)

WOOD (WATER AND ASSOCIATED UTILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES - QUEENSLAND) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019-2022

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 8 MAY 2020

Application for approval of the Wood (Water and Associated Utilities Maintenance Services - Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2019-2022.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Wood (Water and Associated Utilities Maintenance Services - Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2019-2022 (the Agreement). The Application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Wood Australia Pty Ltd.

[2] The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[3] The Australian Workers Union (AWU), “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) all lodged a Form F18 statutory declaration supporting approval of the Agreement and giving notice under s.183 of the Act that the it wants the Agreement to cover it.

[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) lodged a Form F18 providing it did not support approval of the Agreement but that it did not assert the Agreement would fail the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT). The CEPU also gave notice under s.183 of the Act that the it wants the Agreement to cover it.

[5] In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note the Agreement covers the AWU, AMWU, CFMMEU and the CEPU.

[6] On 1 May 2020 my chambers wrote to the parties advising that there appeared to be an error at clause 1.3 and proposing I exercise power under s.586 to correct the error. The parties were invited to provide their views by 5 May 2020. To date no objection has been received and I consider it appropriate to exercise power under s.586 of the Act to correct the error in clause 1.3.

[7] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act.

COMMISSIONER

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