Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 479

[2016] FWCA 479

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd
(AG2016/2124)

INGHAMS ENTERPRISES (BOLIVAR MAINTENANCE) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 25 JANUARY 2016

Application for approval of the Inghams Enterprises (Bolivar Maintenance) Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Inghams Enterprises (Bolivar Maintenance) Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd. 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 1 February 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

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