Lakecoal Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 959

[2016] FWCA 959

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

LakeCoal Pty Ltd T/A Wallarah Coal Joint Venture

(AG2016/2245)

LAKECOAL PTY LTD - CHAIN VALLEY OPERATIONS ENTERPRISE

AGREEMENT 2016

Coal industry

COMMISSIONER ROBERTS SYDNEY, 15 FEBRUARY 2016

Application for approval of the LakeCoal Pty Ltd-Chain Valley Operations Enterprise

Agreement 2016

[1]        An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the

LakeCoal Pty Ltd-Chain Valley Operations Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The

application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by LakeCoal Pty

Ltd t/as Wallarah Coal Joint Venture. 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]        Three unions, being the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred

Industries Union known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union,

the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied

Services Union of Australia and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy 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) I note that the

Agreement covers those three organisations.

[4]        The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from

22 February 2016. The nominal expiry date will be 21 February 2019.

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