Fichera Engineering Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 4302

[2019] FWCA 4302

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Fichera Engineering Pty Ltd
(AG2019/1968)

FICHERA ENGINEERING PTY LTD AND AMWU METAL ENGINEERING ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT 2017 - 2020

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER MCKINNON	MELBOURNE, 20 JUNE 2019

Application for approval of the Fichera Engineering Pty Ltd and AMWU Metal Engineering On-Site Construction Agreement 2017 - 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single enterprise agreement known as the Fichera Engineering Pty Ltd and AMWU Metal Engineering On-Site Construction Agreement 2017 - 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Fichera Engineering Pty Ltd.

[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] The application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b), in all the circumstances I consider it fair to extend the time for making the application to the date it was actually made.

[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) 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 27 June 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2020.

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