Carrowdore Pty Ltd as Trustees for Houston Unit Trust T/A Houston’s Farm

[2014] FWCA 8375

[2014] FWCA 8375

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Carrowdore Pty Ltd as Trustees for Houston Unit Trust T/A Houston’s Farm
(AG2014/8118)

HOUSTON’S FARM (PROCESSING OPERATIONS QUEENSLAND) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Tasmania
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 24 NOVEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Houston’s Farm (Processing Operations Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Houston’s Farm (Processing Operations Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Carrowdore Pty Ltd as Trustees for Houston Unit Trust T/A Houston’s Farm. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am not satisfied that the Agreement contains a term about settling disputes in accordance with Section 186(6) of the Act. The model term for dealing with disputes for enterprise agreement contained in Schedule 6.1 of the Fair Work Act 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[3] The Australian Workers’ Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 24 November 2014 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 1 December 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 July 2015.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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