AKD Queensland Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 2161

[2019] FWCA 2161

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

AKD Queensland Pty Ltd
(AG2018/6672)

AKD QUEENSLAND PTY LTD CABOOLTURE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018-22

Timber and paper products industry
COMMISSIONER YILMAZ	MELBOURNE, 2 APRIL 2019

Application for approval of the AKD Queensland Pty Ltd Caboolture Enterprise Agreement 2018-22.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the AKD Queensland Pty Ltd Caboolture Enterprise Agreement 2018-22 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by AKD Queensland Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 are relevant to this application for approval and have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the Australian Workers’ Union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 9 April 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2022.

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