Ardagh Group

[2013] FWCA 4537

[2013] FWCA 4537

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Ardagh Group
(AG2013/1689)

ARDAGH GROUP (MILPERRA) - DECORATION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

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Application for approval of the Ardagh Group (Milperra) - Decoration Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ardagh Group (Milperra) - Decoration Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Ardagh Group (ABN: 52121722290) (the Employer). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The application was lodged at Sydney on 27 June 2013. The application included a Statutory Declaration of Keith Williams made on behalf of the Employer and dated 19 June 2013, (the Declaration). The Declaration stated that the Agreement was made on 17 June 2013. Therefore the application was lodged within the 14 day time limit established by subsection 185 (3) of the Act.

[3] Part 2-4 of the Act includes various procedural requirements that must be satisfied before the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) can approve of an enterprise agreement. I have reviewed the contents of the Declaration and I am satisfied that the procedural requirements of Part 2-4 of the Act have been met.

[4] The application for approval was listed for Hearing in Chambers before the Commission on 9 July 2013. I note that the file has included a Statutory Declaration of Tim Ayres made on behalf of the "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) (the AMWU), as an employee organisation in relation to the application.

[5] I note that the Agreement contains a flexibility term at clause 19 and a consultation term at clause 18.

[6] 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.

[7] The 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. As required by subsection 201 (2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the AMWU.

[8] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with subsection 54 (1) of the Act it will operate from 16 July 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement as specified in clause 5 of the Agreement, is 1 April 2015.

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