Fielders Australia Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 5883

[2013] FWCA 5883

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Fielders Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2013/8066)

FIELDERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD WANGARA (WA) OPERATIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013-2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT O'CALLAGHAN	ADELAIDE, 21 AUGUST 2013

Application for approval of the Fielders Australia Pty Ltd Wangara (WA) Operations Enterprise Agreement 2013-2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Fielders Australia Pty Ltd Wangara (WA) Operations Enterprise Agreement 2013-2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Fielders Australia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was not lodged within 14 days after it was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b) of the Act I consider it fair to extend the time for making this application to the actual date of lodgement.

[3] 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.

[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) of the Act 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 29 August 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2016.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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