Bridgestone Australia Ltd. T/A Bridgestone Australia

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[2025] FWCA 431

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3 FEBRUARY 2025
[2025] FWCA 431

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Bridgestone Australia Ltd. T/A Bridgestone Australia

(AG2024/4314)

BRIDGESTONE AUSTRALIA LTD. SA COMMERCIAL STORE (WINGFIELD) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024

Retail industry

COMMISSIONER THORNTON

ADELAIDE, 3 FEBRUARY 2025

Application for approval of the Bridgestone Australia Ltd. SA Commercial Store (Wingfield) Enterprise Agreement 2024

  1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Bridgestone Australia Ltd SA Commercial Store (Wingfield) Enterprise Agreement 2024 (the Agreement). The Application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Bridgestone Australia Ltd (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

  1. The Applicant has provided written undertakings. 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.

  1. Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each requirement of ss186, 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.

  1. Noting clause 7.2 of the Agreement, I am satisfied that the more beneficial entitlements of the NES in the Act will prevail where there is an inconsistency between the Agreement and the NES.

  1. The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) lodged a Form F18 statutory declaration giving notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note the Agreement covers the AMWU.

  1. The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act from 10 February 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 August 2027.

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