Application by United Voice [2014] FWC 6441 | Case summary

(#P56_5834) Referred to in s.242 as a "multi-enterprise agreement"

Fair Work Commission|2014-09-29

(#P28_1453) The employers listed in appendix A to the amended application dated 28 April 2014 are: MSS Security Pty Limited, Wilson Security Pty Limited, The Trustee for the Secom Australia (ACT) Unit Trust , Secom Australia Pty Limited and Sydney Night Patrol and Inquiry Co Pty Ltd

(#P56_5834) Referred to in s.242 as a "multi-enterprise agreement"

(#P57_6151) [2011] FWAFB 2633

(#P59_6805) Ibid at [11]

(#P90_10824) See s.229(2)

(#P91_11220) See s.246(2); c/f s.240

(#P94_11505) See s.260; the Commission is empowered to arbitrate a dispute about a proposed enterprise agreement by consent under s.240, however this does not result in a binding workplace determination and there is a serious question whether the outcome of a consent arbitration under s.240(4) must be replicated or included in a proposed agreement.

(#P95_12236) See s.262

(#P98_12657) See s.238

(#P99_12990) See ss.260(3), 260(5) and 264(4)

(#P100_13289) See s.437(2)

(#P111_15765) [2011] FWAFB 2633 at [14] - [15]

(#P113_15943) [2013] FWC 511

(#P115_16371) Ibid at [17]

(#P129_18217) See s.284

(#P130_18369) See for example Craig Williamson Pty Ltd v Barrowcliff [1915] VicLawRp 66; [1915] VLR 450 at 452

(#P131_18488) See Registrar of Titles (WA) v Franzon [1975] HCA 41; (1975) 132 CLR 611 at 687

(#P132_19617) [2013] FWC 511 at [19]

(#P135_20027) [2011] FWAFB 2633 at [17]

(#P138_20094) [2010] FWAFB 4000

(#P141_21382) Ibid at [237]

(#P144_21446) [2013] FWCFB 4000

(#P147_22110) Ibid at [362]

(#P150_22193) [2014] FWCFB 3500

(#P188_28668) Ibid at [310] - [321]

(#P190_28853) United Voice Outline of submissions at [9]

(#P191_29172) Ibid at [10]

(#P194_29927) Ibid at [16] - [19]

(#P195_30228) Transcript PN 4445

(#P199_30682) Respondents' Outline of submissions at [26]

(#P200_31305) Ibid and respondents' Outline of final submissions at [37] - [41]

(#P205_32677) [2014] FWCFB 3500 at [316]

(#P212_34684) See ABS - Data Set 6306.0 - Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2012

(#P219_35953) United Voice Final submissions at [2.1]

(#P220_36093) The security officers who gave evidence were Lisiate Lupeitu'u (Wilson Security) [Exhibit UV 1, Transcript PN 29 - PN 363], David Sankey (MSS Security) [Exhibit UV 2, Transcript PN 369 - PN 591], Sami Abs (SNP Security) [Exhibit UV 3, Transcript PN 593 - PN 722], Adrian McClusky (SNP Security) [Exhibit UV 4, Transcript PN 733 - PN 797, Jeremy Stewart (SNP Security) [Exhibit UV 5, Transcript PN 820 - PN 909], Daniel Finley (MSS Security) [Exhibit UV 6, Transcript PN 910 - PN 978], Trevor Bennett (SNP Security) [Exhibit UV 7, Transcript PN 979 - PN 1057], Lorenzo D'Alessandro (SNP Security) [Exhibit UV 8, Transcript PN 1062 - PN 1179] and Jason MacDonald (Wilson Security) [Exhibit UV 9, Transcript PN 1187 - PN 1295]

(#P221_37492) See for example Exhibit UV 7

(#P222_37540) See for example Exhibit UV 1

(#P223_37587) See for example Exhibit UV 8

(#P224_37635) See transcript PN 627 - PN 628

(#P225_37743) See Exhibit UV 2

(#P226_37782) See transcript PN 1192

(#P229_38340) See transcript PN171, PN398, PN931, PN1025 and PN1234

(#P232_38699) Exhibit UV 10

(#P235_39718) [2014] FWCFB 3500 at [553]

(#P239_40571) See exhibit UV21

(#P240_40797) 100 members were invited to participate with 21 responding to the survey. The respondents were employed in the ACT as security offices in both the private and public sectors - UV 21 at 16

(#P241_41170) Exhibit UV 21 at page 3

(#P245_42254) Transcript PN 3984 - 3986

(#P248_42567) Respondents' Outline of final submissions at [47]

(#P253_43005) See transcript PN 2506, PN 3275 - PN 3277 and PN 4391

(#P254_43564) Transcript PN 4334 - PN 4337

(#P255_44250) Transcript PN 3512 - PN 3517

(#P256_44394) Transcript PN 3277 - PN 3278

(#P257_44545) Transcript PN 4338 - PN 4339

(#P264_45782) ABS - 6310.0

(#P267_46787) ABS - 6306.0 - Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2012 - Summary (this is the latest data concerning this subject available and was be published on 21 January 2013)

(#P268_47102) Ibid at p 14 - 15

(#P272_48638) Ibid at p 8

(#P278_49791) Respondents' Outline of final submissions at [48]

(#P279_50093) Ibid at [48] - [49]

(#P286_52367) See s.241(a)

(#P287_52677) See s.241(b)

(#P288_52952) See s.241(c)

(#P289_53146) See s.241(d)

(#P292_53745) United Voice Outline of submissions at [23]

(#P299_55586) Ibid at [23] - [26]

(#P302_56675) Ibid at [27]

(#P308_58196) Exhibit R6 at [4] and Annexure B at clause 1.3.2

(#P310_58837) Exhibit R6 at the supplementary statement of Gillani and Attachment A

(#P313_59674) Transcript PN 2075

(#P318_60694) Exhibit R3 at [8] and Attachment A thereto

(#P320_61023) Ibid at [10]; see clarification of dates in Attachment D thereto

(#P322_61323) Ibid at [13] and Attachment D thereto

(#P324_61582) Attachment D to Exhibit R3 at [26] - [27]

(#P326_61792) Transcript PN 2322 - PN 2334; Exhibit UV 12 at [32]

(#P328_62072) Exhibit R4 at [40] - [41]

(#P335_63009) Exhibit R7 at [18]

(#P337_63303) Exhibit UV 12 at [19] and Attachment B thereto

(#P339_63592) Exhibit UV 12 at [14], [16] - [22]

(#P341_63822) Exhibit R7 at [12] - [13]

(#P343_64155) Exhibit UV 10

(#P345_64465) Exhibit UV 9 at [9]

(#P346_64798) Exhibit UV 1 at [11]

(#P347_65094) Ibid at [12]

(#P350_66163) See Exhibit UV 12 at [19]

(#P355_66816) See in addition Exhibit R 10 at [4] - [5]

(#P357_67019) Exhibit R 10 at [6]

(#P359_67136) Exhibit UV 3 at [10]

(#P360_67218) Exhibit UV 8 at [11]

(#P361_67296) Exhibit UV 7 at [7]

(#P362_67453) Exhibit UV 5 at [10]

(#P365_68158) See Exhibit UV 12 at [19]

(#P368_68667) Final submissions of United Voice at pp 3-4

(#P373_69573) Transcript PN 2074 - PN 2075

(#P376_70185) Transcript PN 2110

(#P385_71619) Transcript PN 2039 - PN 2042

(#P402_75832) See United Voice Outline of submissions at [33] - [34]; Exhibit UV 12 at [3] - [4]; Outline of submissions of Respondents at [50] - [54] and Respondent's Outline of final submissions at [82] - [87]

(#P405_76673) Exhibit UV 12

(#P413_77473) United Voice Outline of submissions at [34]

(#P416_77710) Exhibit UV 12

(#P419_78299) Exhibit R6 at [4] and Annexure B at clause 1.3.2

(#P420_78949) Exhibit R6 at the supplementary statement of Gillani and Attachment A

(#P435_82346) Final submissions of United Voice at [4.1]

(#P438_84073) Ibid at [4.3] - [4.4]

(#P441_84497) Ibid at [4.7] - [4.8]

(#P458_89641) United Voice outline of submissions at [42] - [43] and Exhibit UV 21

(#P461_90867) [2013] FWC 511 at [127]

(#P464_91243) Final submissions of United Voice at [5.1] - [5.2]

(#P484_94201) Respondents' Outline of final submissions at [100]

(#P493_95596) Ibid at [102]

(#P494_95750) United Voice Outline of submissions at [47]

(#P495_96053) Respondents' Outline of final submissions at [102] - [105]

(#P498_96581) The security officers who gave evidence were Lisiate Lupeitu'u (Wilson Security) [exhibit U V1, transcript PN 29 - PN 363], David Sankey (MSS Security) [exhibit UV 2, transcript PN 369 - PN 591], Sami Abs (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 3, the transcripts PN 593 - PN 722], Adrian McClusky (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 4, transcript PN 733 - PN 797, Jeremy Stewart (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 5, transcript PN 820 - PN 909], Daniel Finley (MSS Security) [exhibit UV 6, transcript PN 910 - PN 978], Trevor Bennett (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 7, transcript PN 979 - PN 1057], Lorenzo D'Alessandro (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 8, transcript PN 1062 - PN 1179] and Jason MacDonald (Wilson Security) [exhibit UV 9, transcript PN 1187 - PN 1295]

(#P499_97509) Respondents' Outline of final submissions at [113]

(#P510_98850) United Voice Outline of submissions at [52]

(#P513_99255) Ibid at [53]

(#P516_99687) Ibid at [54]; Exhibit UV 12 at [50]

(#P521_100268) Exhibit UV 12 at [51]

(#P532_102169) United Voice Outline of submissions at [55] - [56]

(#P533_102353) Ibid at [57]

(#P534_102418) Exhibit R4 at [60]

(#P543_103835) Ibid at [40]

(#P552_104546) Listiate Lupeitu's (Wilson Security) [exhibit UV 1, transcript PN 29 - PN 363], David Sankey (MSS Security) [exhibit UV 2, transcript PN 369 - PN 591], Sami Abs (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 3, the transcripts PN 593 - PN 722], Adrian McClusky (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 4, transcript PN 733 - PN 797, Jeremy Stewart (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 5, transcript PN 820 - PN 909], Daniel Finlay (MSS Security) [exhibit UV 6, transcript PN 910 - PN 978], Trevor Bennett (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 7, transcript PN 979 - PN 1057], Lorenzo D'Alessandro (SNP Security) [exhibit UV 8, transcript PN 1062 - PN 1179] and Jason MacDonald (Wilson Security) [exhibit UV 9, transcript PN 1187 - PN 1295]

(#P553_105316) Exhibit UV10

(#P556_106661) Exhibit R6 at [16]

(#P557_106765) Ibid at [15]

(#P560_107226) Transcript PN 2114

(#P568_108063) United Voice Outline of submissions at [61]

(#P569_108290) Final submissions of United Voice at [7.1]

(#P570_108544) Exhibit UV 11

(#P571_108611) Exhibit R 10

(#P591_111311) Final submissions of United Voice at [7.1] - [7.3]

(#P594_111662) UV referred to the evidence at transcript PN 2964- PN 2965 and PN 2524 - PN 2535

(#P597_112148) Final submissions of United Voice at [7.9]

(#P600_112514) Respondents Outline of final submissions at [143]

(#P601_112791) Exhibit R5

(#P616_115582) United Voice Outline of submissions at [66]

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

Application by United Voice [2014] FWC 6441 (29 September 2014)

At a glance

Court

Decision date

Source

Judgment (146 paragraphs)

Legislation Cited (4)

Cases Cited (1)