Iplex Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 2021

[2020] FWCA 2021

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Iplex Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2020/885)

IPLEX PIPELINES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019 – RESERVOIR MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER YILMAZ	MELBOURNE, 17 APRIL 2020

Application for approval of the Iplex Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2019 - Reservoir Manufacturing.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Iplex Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2019 - Reservoir Manufacturing (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Iplex Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 are relevant to this application for approval and have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in ss.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 United Workers’ Union 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 the organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54, will operate from 24 April 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2022.

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