ITW Australia Pty Ltd T/A Buildex Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 7821

[2016] FWCA 7821

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

ITW Australia Pty Ltd T/A Buildex Pty Ltd
(AG2016/5577)

ITW AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (RESIDENTIAL DIVISION) MOORABBIN MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 28 OCTOBER 2016

Application for approval of the ITW Australia Pty Ltd (Residential Division) Moorabbin Manufacturing Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the ITW Australia Pty Ltd (Residential Division) Moorabbin Manufacturing Enterprise 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 ITW Australia Pty Ltd T/A Buildex 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, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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.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] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the National Union of Workers, being bargaining representative 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 28 October 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 4 November 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A