Cockburn Cement Limited

[2016] FWCA 7211

[2016] FWCA 7211

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Cockburn Cement Limited
(AG2016/5485)

DONGARA UNION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Cement and concrete products
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 10 OCTOBER 2016

Application for approval of the Dongara Union Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Dongara Union 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 Cockburn Cement Limited. 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the Australian Workers’ 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 17 October 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

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