Koppers Carbon Materials & Chemicals Pty Ltd

[2017] FWCA 5622

[2017] FWCA 5622

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Koppers Carbon Materials & Chemicals Pty Ltd
(AG2017/3568)

KOPPERS CARBON MATERIALS & CHEMICALS PTY LTD 2017 ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Coal industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 27 OCTOBER 2017

Application for approval of the Koppers Carbon Materials & Chemicals Pty Ltd 2017 Enterprise Agreement.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Koppers Carbon Materials & Chemicals Pty Ltd 2017 Enterprise Agreement (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Koppers Carbon Materials & Chemicals 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] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and The Australian Workers’ Union 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 declarations provided by the organisations, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 27 October 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 3 November 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 April 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A