Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres (Aust) Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 7741

[2015] FWCA 7741

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres (Aust) Pty Ltd
(AG2015/6556)

GOODYEAR DUNLOP TYRES AUSTRALIA (GEEBUNG RETREADING) AGREEMENT 2015

Vehicle industry
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT RICHARDS	BRISBANE, 10 NOVEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the Goodyear Dunlop Tyres Australia (Geebung Retreading) Agreement 2015.

[1] An application pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) was made on 4 November 2015 by Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres (Aust) Pty Ltd for the approval of a single-enterprise agreement known as the Goodyear Dunlop Tyres Australia (Geebung Retreading) Agreement 2015(“the Agreement”).

[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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (“the AMWU”) being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the AMWU.

[4] The consultation clause does not conform with s.205 of the Act. Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Regulations is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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