Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

[2014] FWCA 6588

[2014] FWCA 6588

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
(AG2014/1863)

AUSTRALIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD WELSHPOOL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Pharmaceutical industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Welshpool Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Welshpool Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Australian Pharmaceutical Industries 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] 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.

[5] The National Union of Workers, and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association being a bargaining representatives 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 organisations.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 19 September 2014 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 26 September 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 19 September 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A