Great Western Corporation Pty Ltd T/A Agpoint Australia

[2015] FWCA 1657

[2015] FWCA 1657

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Great Western Corporation Pty Ltd T/A Agpoint Australia
(AG2015/1980)

GREAT WESTERN CORPORATION PTY LTD (MAINTENANCE) COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2014/2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT O'CALLAGHAN	ADELAIDE, 11 MARCH 2015

Application for approval of the Great Western Corporation Pty Ltd (Maintenance) Collective Agreement 2014/2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Great Western Corporation Pty Ltd (Maintenance) Collective Agreement 2014/2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Great Western Corporation Pty Ltd T/A Agpoint Australia. The Agreement is a single-enterprise 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 (AMWU), 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[4] As the Agreement does not contain a consultation term which meets the requirements of s.205 of the Act, the model consultation term is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] As the Agreement does not contain a flexibility term which meets the requirements of s.203 of the Act, the model flexibility term is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 19 March 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2016.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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