GPC Asia Pacific Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 7672

[2013] FWCA 7672

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

GPC Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
(AG2013/9616)

GPC ASIA PACIFIC DISTRIBUTION CENTRE VICTORIA & NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2013

Vehicle industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOOLEY	MELBOURNE, 2 OCTOBER 2013

Application for approval of the GPC Asia Pacific Distribution Centre Victoria & National Union of Workers Collective Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the GPC Asia Pacific Distribution Centre Victoria & National Union of Workers Collective Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by GPC Asia Pacific Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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, 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 National Union of Workers, 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 was approved on 2 October 2013 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 9 October 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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