GrainCorp Operations Limited T/A GrainCorp Limited

[2017] FWCA 84

[2017] FWCA 84

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

GrainCorp Operations Limited T/A GrainCorp Limited
(AG2016/7352)

GRAINCORP OPERATIONS LIMITED (PORTLAND TERMINAL) MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 6 JANUARY 2017

Application for approval of the GrainCorp Operations Limited (Portland Terminal) Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the GrainCorp Operations Limited (Portland Terminal) Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2016 (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 Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 6 January 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 13 January 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2019.

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