ABCorp Australasia Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 3590

[2020] FWCA 3590

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

ABCorp Australasia Pty Ltd
(AG2020/1542)

ABCORP AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD DANDENONG ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

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DEPUTY PRESIDENT MILLHOUSE	MELBOURNE, 16 JULY 2020

Application for approval of the ABCorp Australasia Pty Ltd Dandenong Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the ABCorp Australasia Pty Ltd Dandenong Enterprise Agreement 2020 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by the ABCorp Australasia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise Agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. 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.

[3] Subject to the undertakings, 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 lodged contained a cross referencing error at clause 11.4. On 3 July 2020, the Employer filed an amended version of the Agreement correcting this error. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[5] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2), I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 23 July 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A