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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Dux Manufacturing Limited T/A Dux Hot Water
(AG2017/1282)

DUX MANUFACTUING MOSS VALE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 4 MAY 2017

Application for approval of the Dux Manufacturing Moss Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] On 12 April 2017, Dux Manufacturing Limited T/A Dux Hot Water (Applicant) made an application for approval of the Dux Manufacturing Moss Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] The Commission is satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187 and 188 of the Act, as are relevant to this application for approval, has been met.

[4] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), 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), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 11 May 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 March 2019.

COMMISSIONER

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Dux Manufacturing Limited, trading as Dux Hot Water, applied to the Fair Work Commission for the approval of the Dux Manufacturing Moss Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017. The application was opposed by the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. The dispute centred on the terms of the proposed enterprise agreement and whether it complied with the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the proposed enterprise agreement met the statutory criteria for approval, including whether it had been fairly negotiated and covered the necessary bargaining subjects. The court also had to consider whether the agreement contained terms that were contrary to public policy or were otherwise unlawful.

The Fair Work Commission found that the agreement had been fairly negotiated and contained terms that were consistent with the objectives of the Fair Work Act. The Commission approved the agreement, noting that it provided for a fair and reasonable balance of outcomes for both employers and employees. The Commission also determined that the agreement did not contain any terms that were contrary to public policy or otherwise unlawful.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Dux Manufacturing Moss Vale Enterprise Agreement 2017, subject to certain conditions. The agreement will now be registered with the Fair Work Commission and will apply to the employees of Dux Manufacturing Limited who are covered by the agreement.

Dux Manufacturing Limited T/A Dux Hot Water

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