Ampcontrol SWG Pty Ltd

[2018] FWCA 350

[2018] FWCA 350

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Ampcontrol SWG Pty Ltd
(AG2017/6505)

AMPCONTROL - MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 17 JANUARY 2018

Application for approval of the Ampcontrol - Manufacturing Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] On 20 December 2017 Ampcontrol SWG Pty Ltd (Applicant) made an application for approval of the Ampcontrol - Manufacturing Enterprise Agreement 2017 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached as Annexure A. The Commission is 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. In any case, the employee representative has signed the undertakings to indicate its support.

[4] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval, have been met.

[5] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), being a 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), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[7] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 24 January 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 October 2020.

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Annexure A