Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 2784

[2016] FWCA 2784

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2016/2874)

CARTER HOLT HARVEY WOOD PRODUCTS, SOUTH EAST, UNION COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT, 2015

Timber and paper products industry
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 6 MAY 2016

Application for approval of the Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products, South East, Union Collective Agreement, 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products, South East, Union Collective 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 Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 6 May 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 13 May 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 October 2018.

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