Keppel Prince Engineering Pty Ltd

[2018] FWCA 2803

[2018] FWCA 2803

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Keppel Prince Engineering Pty Ltd
(AG2018/171)

KEPPEL PRINCE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018 FOR THE PORTLAND ALUMINIUM SITE

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER CIRKOVIC	MELBOURNE, 18 MAY 2018

Application for approval of the Keppel Prince Enterprise Agreement 2018 for the Portland Aluminium Site.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Keppel Prince Enterprise Agreement 2018 for the Portland Aluminium Site (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Keppel Prince Engineering 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The Australian Workers’ Union and “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) being a 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 these organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 18 May 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 25 May 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 January 2021.

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