Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd

[2017] FWCA 4053

[2017] FWCA 4053

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210—Enterprise agreement

Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2017/3107)

CARTER HOLT HARVEY MORWELL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Timber and paper products industry
COMMISSIONER RYAN	MELBOURNE, 2 AUGUST 2017

Application for variation of the Carter Holt Harvey Morwell Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made to vary the Carter Holt Harvey Morwell Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made by Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd pursuant to s.210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The variation relates to inserting into the Agreement a new Schedule D related to arrangements for the closure of the Morwell sawmill. A copy of the signed variation is attached at Appendix A.

[3] I am satisfied that the requirements of section 211(1)(a) and (b) of the Act have been met. Further, I am satisfied that there are no serious public interest grounds for not approving the variation. The variation was approved by a valid majority of the employees on 24 July 2017.

[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the employee organisations party to the Agreement, have each filed a Form F23B in support of the application.

[5] The Agreement as varied meets the relevant requirements in s.186 of the Act.

[6] The application is approved and the consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied, is attached to this decision.

[7] Pursuant to s.216 of the Act, the variation operates from 2 August 2017.

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