Cheetham Salt Limited

[2014] FWCA 9300

[2014] FWCA 9300

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Cheetham Salt Limited
(AG2014/10234)

CHEETHAM SALT LIMITED - SEA LAKE AND WAKOOL - ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Salt industry
COMMISSIONER LEWIN	MELBOURNE, 18 DECEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Cheetham Salt Limited - Sea Lake and Wakool - Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made under s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Cheetham Salt Limited - Sea Lake and Wakool - Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application has been made by the Cheetham Salt Limited. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The application for approval of this Agreement was filed by Ms Sarah Dalziel of the Cheetham Salt Limited on 10 December 2014.

[3] The Agreement does not appear to contain a consultation term that meets the requirements of ss 205(1) and (1A) of the Act and r 2.09 and Schedule 2.3 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009. Accordingly, pursuant to s 205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term, as attached to this decision as Attachment A, is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Australian Workers’ Union has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it wants to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s 201(2), I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s 54 of the Act, will operate seven days from the date of approval of the Agreement by the Fair Work Commission. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2016.

COMMISSIONER

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