Alcoa Portland Aluminium Pty Ltd T/A Alcoa

[2014] FWCA 4451

[2014] FWCA 4451

The attached document replaces the document previously issued with the above code on 3 July 2014.

The paragraphs in the Decision have been renumbered in numerical order.

Associate to Commissioner Lewin

Dated 10 July 2014.

[2014] FWCA 4451

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Alcoa Portland Aluminium Pty Ltd T/A Alcoa
(AG2014/6576)

PORTLAND ALUMINIUM (TRADES) AGREEMENT 2014

Aluminium industry
COMMISSIONER LEWIN	MELBOURNE, 3 JULY 2014

Portland Aluminium (Trades) Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made under s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) for approval of an Enterprise Agreement known as the Portland Aluminium (Trades) Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application has been made by Alcoa Portland Aluminium Pty Ltd T/A Alcoa (Alcoa). The Agreement is a single Enterprise Agreement.

[2] The application for approval of this Agreement was filed by Nick Bacon, HR Business Partner of Alcoa, on 25 June 2014.

[3] The Agreement was listed for e-hearing, in chambers before me at 2:30pm on Thursday, 3 July 2014. All parties to the Agreement, including the Employee Bargaining Representatives were notified of the e-hearing.

[4] The AMWU and the CEPU have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201 (2), I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate seven days from the date of approval of the Agreement by the Fair Work Commission. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 April 2016.

COMMISSIONER

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