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

[2014] FWCA 8811

[2014] FWCA 8811

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)
(AG2014/7959)

LONGFORD GAS CONDITIONING PLANT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT 2014 BETWEEN PRORENT PTY LTD AND THE AMWU

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 5 DECEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Longford Gas Conditioning Plant Project Construction Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Longford Gas Conditioning Plant Project Construction Agreement 2014 between Prorent Pty Ltd and the AMWU (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU). The Agreement is a greenfields agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act, 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] I am satisfied that the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the employee organisation to be covered by the agreement, is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 5 December 2014 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 12 December 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 5 December 2018.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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