Knauf Plasterboard Pty Ltd T/A Knauf Plasterboard

[2019] FWCA 8734

[2019] FWCA 8734

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Knauf Plasterboard Pty Ltd T/A Knauf Plasterboard
(AG2019/4519)

KHAUF PLASTERBOARD (MATRAVILLE) AGREEMENT 2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAUNDERS	NEWCASTLE, 30 DECEMBER 2019

Application for approval of the Knauf Plasterboard (Matraville) Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Knauf Plasterboard (Matraville) Agreement 2019 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings (Undertakings). A copy of the Undertakings is attached in Annexure A to this decision. I am satisfied that the effect of accepting the Undertakings is not likely to:

(a) cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement; or

(b) result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] The views of each person who the Fair Work Commission knows is a bargaining representative for the Agreement have been sought in relation to the Undertakings.

[4] Pursuant to subsection 190(3) of the Act, I accept the Undertakings. The Undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] Subject to the Undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

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

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 12 January 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 26 May 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A