Berri Pty Limited

[2014] FWCA 8113

[2014] FWCA 8113

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Berri Pty Limited
(AG2014/8075)

BERRI PTY LIMITED (LEETON) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014-2017

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 17 NOVEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Berri Pty Limited (Leeton) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Berri Pty Limited (Leeton) Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 (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 agreement does not contain a consultation term with the content required by s.205(1) and (1A). Accordingly, in accordance with s.205(2), the model consultation term contained in Schedule 2.3 of 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 (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.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 24 November 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 February 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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