Challenge Meats Pty Ltd

[2017] FWCA 1749

[2017] FWCA 1749

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Challenge Meats Pty Ltd
(AG2017/245)

CHALLENGE MEATS PTY LTD AND AUSTRALASIAN MEAT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES’ UNION COLLECTIVE PROCESSING AGREEMENT 2016

Meat Industry
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 29 MARCH 2017

Application for approval of the Challenge Meats Pty Ltd and Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union Collective Processing Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Challenge Meats Pty Ltd and Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union Collective Processing 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 Challenge Meats Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] 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.

[5] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The Australasian Meat Industry Employees 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.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 5 April 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 November 2020.

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ANNEXURE A