Accolade Wines Australia Limited T/A Accolade Wines Australia Ltd

[2017] FWCA 4678

[2017] FWCA 4678

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Accolade Wines Australia Limited T/A Accolade Wines Australia Ltd
(AG2017/2227)

ACCOLADE WINES AUSTRALIA LTD (VINEYARDS - SOUTH AUSTRALIA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016 - 2019

Wine industry
COMMISSIONER MCKINNON	MELBOURNE, 7 SEPTEMBER 2017

Application for approval of the Accolade Wines Australia Ltd (Vineyards - South Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2016 - 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Accolade Wines Australia Ltd (Vineyards - South Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2016 - 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Accolade Wines Australia Limited T/A Accolade Wines Australia Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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 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 lodged contained an error at Appendix B. On 7 September 2017, the Applicant filed an amended version of the Agreement pursuant to s.586 of the Act. 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] United Voice, 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 14 September 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 November 2019.

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Annexure A