Koppers Wood Products Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 1245

[2014] FWCA 1245

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Koppers Wood Products Pty Ltd
(AG2014/3585)

KOPPERS WOOD PRODUCTS AND CFMEU ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Timber and paper products industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 19 FEBRUARY 2014

Application for approval of the Koppers Wood Products and CFMEU Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Koppers Wood Products and CFMEU Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Fair Work Commission notes and accepts the undertaking provided by the employer and it is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertaking is attached to this decision as Annexure A.

[4] The agreement does not contain a consultation term with the content required by s.205(1) and (1A). Accordingly, in accordance with s.205(2), the model consultation term contained in Schedule 2.3 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the agreement.

[5] The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union - Forestry and Furnishing Products Division, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 26 February 2014.The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 4 February 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Annexure A

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