Dairy Farmers Limited

[2014] FWCA 1606

[2014] FWCA 1606

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Dairy Farmers Limited
(AG2013/10260)

LION DAIRY & DRINKS ALLANSFORD ELECTRICAL TRADES UNION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT KOVACIC	MELBOURNE, 7 MARCH 2014

Application for approval of the Lion Dairy & Drinks Allansford Electrical Trades Union Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Lion Dairy & Drinks Allansford Electrical Trades Union Enterprise Agreement 2013 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by Dairy Farmers Limited. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] Subject to concerns that have been addressed by way of undertakings, 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.

[3] As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted undertakings from Lion Dairy & Drinks Pty Ltd, of which Dairy Farmers Limited is a subsidiary. In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertakings are attached to this decision.

[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5]
The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 14 March 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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