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[2013] FWCA 997

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

ZNX Pty Ltd
(AG2012/14515)

ZNX GAS (ACT & NSW) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012

Oil and gas industry
VICE PRESIDENT WATSON	SYDNEY, 13 FEBRUARY 2013

Application for approval of the ZNX Gas (ACT & NSW) Enterprise Agreement 2012.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the ZNX Gas (ACT & NSW) Enterprise Agreement 2012 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by ZNX Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Australian Workers’ Union, 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.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 13 February 2013 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 20 February 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 12 February 2014.

VICE PRESIDENT WATSON

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ZNX Pty Ltd, an employer, and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, a trade union, brought an application before the Fair Work Commission for the approval of the ZNX Gas (ACT & NSW) Enterprise Agreement 2012. The dispute centred around whether the agreement met the legal requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009. The Commission was tasked with determining if the agreement was sufficiently in the interests of the employees it covered, and if it complied with all relevant provisions of the Act, including those concerning minimum entitlements, bargaining, and the resolution of workplace disputes.

The primary legal issue before the Commission was whether the agreement, as proposed, provided for the protection of employees' minimum entitlements and facilitated fair bargaining processes. The Commission needed to assess if the agreement was consistent with the objects of the Act, particularly the promotion of productive and harmonious workplace relations. Furthermore, the Commission had to consider whether the agreement provided for adequate mechanisms for resolving disputes between employees and employers.

After reviewing the evidence and submissions from both parties, the Commission concluded that the proposed agreement did meet the necessary legal standards. It was found to be in the interests of the employees and compliant with all relevant provisions of the Fair Work Act. The agreement was deemed to provide for the protection of minimum entitlements and included appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms. Therefore, the Commission approved the ZNX Gas (ACT & NSW) Enterprise Agreement 2012, confirming its validity and effectiveness under the law.

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