Isis Central Sugar Mill Company Ltd

[2017] FWCA 684

[2017] FWCA 684

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Isis Central Sugar Mill Company Ltd
(AG2016/7431)

ISIS CENTRAL SUGAR MILL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT NUMBER 9, 2016

Sugar industry
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 2 FEBRUARY 2017

Application for approval of the Isis Central Sugar Mill Enterprise Agreement Number 9, 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Isis Central Sugar Mill Enterprise Agreement Number 9, 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Isis Central Sugar Mill Company 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.

[4] 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.

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

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 9 February 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2020.

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Annexure A