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ARA Fire Protection Services Pty Ltd

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Latest developmentAgreement in operation1 Apr 2026

Where things stand: Agreement in operation from 1 Apr 2026, with a nominal expiry of 31 Mar 2029. As far as the documents show.

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Where this has got to, as far as the documents show.

Ballots11 passed
Union agreements8naming this union. 12 on this employer's record since 2023.
First on record2 Nov 2023Agreement in operation
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Developments

From FWC documents or a linked source. Newest first; earlier years are folded away.

2026 1 development
  1. Agreement in operation

    ARA Fire Protection Services Pty Limited and ETU Electrical Contracting Enterprise Agreement 2025 – 2029. Nominal expiry 31 Mar 2029.

    FWC agreement AE532395 ↗
2025 2 developments
  1. Ballot passed

    88% turnout (7 of 8 eligible) · 100% voted yes

    Ballot details →
  2. Agreement in operation

    Ara Fire Protection Services Pty Ltd (WA), 14 Kenhelm Street, Balcatta, WA 6021 and the Communications, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) Plumbing Division (WA Branch) “ARA Fire Protection Suppression Enterprise Agreement (WA) 2025 – 2028”. Nominal expiry 1 July 2028.

    FWC agreement AE530321 ↗
2024 2 developments
  1. Agreement in operation

    ARA Fire Protection Services Pty Ltd and CEPU – Plumbing Division (Vic) Fire Protection Enterprise Agreement 2024 – 2027. Nominal expiry 31 Oct 2027.

    FWC agreement AE525711 ↗
  2. Agreement in operation

    ARA Fire Protection Services Pty Ltd & CEPU NSW/NFIA Sprinkler Fitting Fire Protection Union Enterprise Agreement NSW & ACT 2024-2028. Nominal expiry 29 Feb 2028.

    FWC agreement AE525076 ↗
2023 1 development
  1. Agreement in operation

    ARA Fire Protection Services Pty Ltd and CEPU Plumbing Division Fire Services Union Collective Agreement 2023 - 2026. Nominal expiry 31 Oct 2026.

    FWC agreement AE522060 ↗
Agreements for this employer 12 since 2023, 8 naming this union

From the FWC's register, matched by employer name. Ones naming this union count as developments above; the others may cover different workers or unions.

Also lodged for approval 1 still under review

Lodged by this employer. The union isn't named, so we can't say whether they relate to it.

Ballots 1 · each a separate vote by a group of employees
CEPU
ARA Fire Protection Services Pty Ltd
FWC matter B2025/1462 · 10 Oct 2025
88% turnout (7 of 8 eligible) · 100% voted yes†
Ballot passedDetails →FWC result ↗
Same union, same day 7 other employers, likely a coordinated round

FWC agreement records for this employer go back to 2016. Picket Line covers what unions are doing now, so anything before 2023 is outside its scope. Search the FWC agreements list ↗

About this page. It puts together public Fair Work Commission documents about one union and one employer and shows what they say, in date order. It does not say why anything happened, and entries from different dates may concern different groups of workers. Agreements are matched to employers by name, so check the linked record. Nothing here is legal advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.