GrainCorp Operations Limited T/A GrainCorp

[2018] FWCA 1883

[2018] FWCA 1883

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

GrainCorp Operations Limited T/A GrainCorp
(AG2017/5730)

GRAINCORP OPERATIONS LIMITED (VICTORIAN COUNTRY MAINTENANCE) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Agricultural industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 29 MARCH 2018

Application for approval of the GrainCorp Operations Limited (Victorian Country Maintenance) Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the GrainCorp Operations Limited (Victorian Country Maintenance) Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by GrainCorp Operations Limited T/A GrainCorp. 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, 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 Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) being a bargaining representatives 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 29 March 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 5 April 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A