BAE Systems Australia Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 8280

[2013] FWCA 8280

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

BAE Systems Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2013/9648)

BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA (TOWNSVILLE) COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2013 - 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 23 OCTOBER 2013

Application for approval of the BAE Systems Australia (Townsville) Collective Agreement 2013-2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the BAE Systems Australia (Townsville) Collective Agreement 2013-2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] 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.

[4] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 30 October 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2015.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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