Kentz Pty Limited

[2015] FWCA 7163

[2015] FWCA 7163

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Kentz Pty Limited
(AG2015/5077)

KENTZ QUEENSLAND LNG PROJECTS UNION AGREEMENT 2015

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 20 OCTOBER 2015

Application for approval of the Kentz Queensland LNG Projects Union Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Kentz Queensland LNG Projects Union 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 Kentz Pty Limited. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] 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.

[4] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisations, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 20 October 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 27 October 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 20 October 2018.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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