Bluescope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd T/A Bluescope Steel

[2015] FWCA 7954

[2015] FWCA 7954

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Bluescope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd T/A Bluescope Steel
(AG2015/6715)

BLUESCOPE STEEL PORT KEMBLA STEELWORKS AGREEMENT 2015.

Manufacturing and associated industries
VICE PRESIDENT HATCHER	SYDNEY, 18 NOVEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the BlueScope Steel Port Kembla Steelworks Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the BlueScope Steel Port Kembla Steelworks Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application, the accompanying statutory declaration and the submissions received today, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The following organisations, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them:

• the Australian Workers’ Union;



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



• the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia; and



• the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.

[4] In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved, and in accordance with s.54 the Agreement will operate from 25 November 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 23 July 2018.

VICE PRESIDENT

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