austlii:cth/FWCA/2026/16
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FWCA
2026-01-06
Original judgment source is linked above.
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement
GREENPEACE AUSTRALIA PACIFIC LIMITED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025
Application for approval of the Greenpeace Australia Pacific Limited Enterprise Agreement 2025
[1] An application has been made by Greenpeace Australia Pacific Limited (Applicant) for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Greenpeace Australia Pacific Limited Enterprise Agreement 2025 (Agreement). The Application is made pursuant to s. 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement. The Commission must approve the agreement if the requirements in ss. 186 and 187 of the Act are met.
[2] The Employer provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Schedule 3 of the Agreement. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[3] Subject to the undertakings 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 Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (ASU) were a bargaining representative for the Agreement and has given notice under s. 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s. 201(2) of the Act, I note the Agreement covers the ASU.
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[5] The Agreement was approved on 6 January 2026 and will operate from 13 January 2026 in accordance with s.54 of the Act. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 6 January 2030.

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