Australian Workers’ Union, The

[2015] FWCA 7411

[2015] FWCA 7411

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Australian Workers’ Union, The
(AG2015/6414)

ASPHALT PAVING SERVICES A.W.U. VICTORIA ASPHALT AGREEMENT 2015 TO 2016

Asphalt industry
COMMISSIONER RYAN	MELBOURNE, 28 OCTOBER 2015

Application for approval of the Asphalt Paving Services A.W.U. Victoria Asphalt Agreement 2015 to 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Asphalt Paving Services A.W.U. Victoria Asphalt Agreement 2015 to 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) and was made by The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] Undertakings have been given in relation to clauses 12(b) and 41(b) of the Agreement and those undertakings have become terms of the Agreement in accordance with s.191(1) of the Act and are appended at Appendix A.

[3] Pursuant to s.190(4) of the Act, I have sought the views of the AWU with respect to these undertakings and the AWU has indicated its support for the undertakings.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Australian Workers’ Union, 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 s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54(1), will operate from 4 November 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2016.

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