Central Queensland Services

[2016] FWCA 9034

[2016] FWCA 9034

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Central Queensland Services
(AG2016/6972)

SOUTH WALKER CREEK MINE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Coal industry
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 16 DECEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the South Walker Creek Mine Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the South Walker Creek Mine Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Central Queensland Services 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.

[3] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, “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 being a bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they wants the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 23 December 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 16 December 2019.

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