Application for approval of the Australian Ground Services Enterprise Agreement 2026.

[1] Australian Ground Services Pty Ltd (Applicant) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as Australian Ground Services Enterprise Agreement 2026 (the Agreement) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. A copy of the undertaking is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. The undertaking is taken to be a term of the agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertaking referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 3 April 2026. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 26 March 2030.

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