Application for variation of the BAE Systems Australia Limited - Henderson Supervisor Enterprise Agreement 2023-2025

[1] BAE Systems Australia Limited (the Applicant) has made an application for the approval of a variation to the BAE Systems Australia Limited - Henderson Supervisor Enterprise Agreement 2023-2025 (the Agreement). The application was made under s 210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). The decision to approve the Agreement was [2023] FWCA 955.

[2] The application seeks to vary various clauses of the Agreement. The proposed variation to the Agreement is attached to this decision as Annexure A. The purpose of the variation is to extend the nominal expiry date of the Agreement to 30 March 2027. Accordingly, the Applicant seeks to amend the title of the Agreement to BAE Systems Australia Limited - Henderson Supervisor Agreement 2023-2027. In addition, the variation seeks to increase an employee's paid parental leave entitlement for paid primary carers' leave to up to 22 weeks.

[3] The "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) is an employee organisation that is covered by the Agreement and is supportive of the approval of the proposed variation.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 210 and 211 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval of a variation have been met.

[5] The variation is approved and the consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied, is attached to this decision. In accordance with the variation, the title of the Agreement is amended to BAE Systems Australia Limited - Henderson Supervisor Enterprise Agreement 2023-2027.

[6] In accordance with s 216 of the Act, the variation operates from Friday, 27 February 2026.

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