Fonterra Australia Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 7133

[2014] FWCA 7133

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Fonterra Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2014/7696)

FONTERRA (COBDEN, COROROOKE, DARNUM, STANHOPE) & NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2014

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER BLAIR	MELBOURNE, 9 OCTOBER 2014

2014 Application for approval of the Fonterra (Cobden, Cororooke, Darnum, Stanhope) & National Union of Workers Collective Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single-enterprise agreement known as the Fonterra (Cobden, Cororooke, Darnum, Stanhope) & National Union of Workers Collective Agreement 2014 (the Agreement), pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Fonterra Australia Pty Ltd (the Applicant).

[2] 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] The National Union of Workers, being the bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] Pursuant to s.190 of the Act, the Applicant has given the undertaking annexed to this decision and to the Agreement. In accordance with ss. 191(1) and 201(3) of the Act I note that the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 16 October 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 May 2017.

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