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

[2014] FWCA 9427

[2014] FWCA 9427

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)
(AG2014/8090)

FULLARTON ENGINEERING AND AMWU GEELONG AREA AGREEMENT 2014 - 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER RYAN	MELBOURNE, 23 DECEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Fullarton Engineering and AMWU Geelong Area Agreement 2014 - 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Fullarton Engineering and AMWU Geelong Area Agreement 2014 - 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) and was made by “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] Undertakings have been given in relation to several clauses 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 AMWU with respect to these undertakings and the AMWU has supported the undertakings.

[4] Subject to those undertakings, 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 “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. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. The Applicant requested an extension of time. 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.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54(1), will operate from 30 December 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

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