“Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU)

[2016] FWCA 4413

[2016] FWCA 4413

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

“Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU)
(AG2016/1650)

AMWU AND THE RISE UP STAIRFORMS PTY LTD COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WORKSHOP AGREEMENT 2014

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 4 JULY 2016

Application for approval of the AMWU and the RISE UP STAIRFORMS PTY LTD Collective Bargaining Workshop Agreement 2014 (“the Agreement”).

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the AMWU and the RISE UP STAIRFORMS PTY LTD Collective Bargaining Workshop 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b), in all the circumstances I consider it fair to extend the time for making the application to the date it was actually made.

[4] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (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. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 11 July 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

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