Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 8814

[2016] FWCA 8814

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd
(AG2016/5902)

THE INCAT TASMANIA PTY. LTD. PRODUCTION AGREEMENT, 2016

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 8 DECEMBER 2016

Application for approval of The Incat Tasmania Pty. Ltd. Production Agreement, 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as The Incat Tasmania Pty. Ltd. Production 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 Incat Tasmania 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. 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.

[4] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia 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.

[7] The Agreement was approved on 8 December 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 15 December 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 8 December 2019.

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Annexure A