Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 7303

[2014] FWCA 7303

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2014/6988)

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA PTY LTD NORTHERN TERRITORY OPERATIONS DIVISION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Northern Territory
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS	PERTH, 16 OCTOBER 2014

Application for approval of the Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd Northern Territory Operations Division Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd Northern Territory Operations Division Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The consultation term in the Agreement does not include the mandatory requirements of s.205 of the Act that the employer consult employees about a change to their regular roster or ordinary hours of work, and

• provides information to the employees about the change; and



• invites the employees to give their views about the impact of the change (including any impact in relation to their family or caring responsibilities); and



• considers any views given by the employees about the impact of the change; and



• allows for the representation of those employees for the purposes of that consultation.

Consequently pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 1 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement is to be read together with the undertaking given by the employer in Schedule A attached. The undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. The Commission has sought the view of the only employee bargaining representative of which it is aware regarding the undertaking but has been advised that the employee bargaining representative Mr Gill has left the organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 23 October 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2017.

COMMISSIONER

SCHEDULE A

 1   Section 2.09 and Schedule 2.2 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009

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