Cemex Australia Pty Ltd and The Australian Workers’ Union of Employees, Queensland

[2009] FWA 118

[2009] FWA 118

FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Approval of enterprise agreement

Cemex Australia Pty Ltd
and

The Australian Workers’ Union of Employees, Queensland

(AG2009/11246)
HUMES (YANDINA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2009 – 2010

Cement and concrete products
COMMISSIONER SPENCER	BRISBANE, 9 SEPTEMBER 2009

Application for approval of the Humes (Yandina) Enterprise Agreement 2009 – 2010.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Humes (Yandina) Enterprise Agreement 2009 - 2010 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was made during the bridging period 1 as defined in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (the Transitional Act), accordingly, when considering whether to approve the Agreement I have taken into account the provisions of Part 2-4 of Chapter 2 of the Act as modified by Schedule 7 of the Transitional Act.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Australian Workers’ Union of Employees Queensland, 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 16 September 2009.The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2010.

COMMISSIONER

 1   Item 2, Part 1, of Schedule 2