B&D Australia Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 7424

[2019] FWCA 7424

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

B&D Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2019/3240)

B&D CLONTARF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 28 OCTOBER 2019

Application for approval of the B&D Clontarf Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the B&D Clontarf Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by B&D Australia Pty Ltd.

[2] The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[3] Mr Rohan Webb, Queensland State Secretary of the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (AMWU), a bargaining representative for the Agreement, filed a Form F18 statutory declaration stating the AMWU supported the approval of the Agreement and giving notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement cover it.

[4] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Appendix A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[5] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the AMWU.

[7] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act

COMMISSIONER

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Appendix A.