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

[2015] FWCA 3067

[2015] FWCA 3067

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)
(AG2015/880)

AMWU AND THE QUALIFIED CONSTRUCTION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WORKSHOP AGREEMENT 2014

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 4 MAY 2015

Application for approval of the AMWU and the Qualified Construction Collective Bargaining Workshop Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the AMWU and the Qualified Construction 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 the “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] 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.

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

[5] The Agreement was approved on 4 May 2015 and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 11 May 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

COMMISSIONER

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