Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd T/A Geofabrics Australasia

[2018] FWCA 4854

[2018] FWCA 4854

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd T/A Geofabrics Australasia
(AG2018/1047)

GEOFABRICS AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD ALBURY MANUFACTURING UNION COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT, 2018

Clothing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 17 AUGUST 2018

Application for approval of the Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd Albury Manufacturing Union Collective Agreement, 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd Albury Manufacturing Union Collective Agreement, 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Textile Clothing & Footwear 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 17 August 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 24 August 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 March 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A