Lifese Engineering Greenfields Enterprise Agreement 2009-2012
[2009] FWA 100
•18 AUGUST 2009
[2009] FWA 100 |
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APPROVAL DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a greenfields agreement
Lifese Engineering Greenfields Enterprise Agreement 2009-2012 Building, metal and civil construction industries | |
COMMISSIONER CARGILL | SYDNEY, 18 AUGUST 2009 |
Lifese Engineering Greenfields Enterprise Agreement 2009-2012.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Lifese Engineering Greenfields Enterprise Agreement 2009-2012 (the Agreement). The Agreement is a single enterprise greenfields agreement. It has been made by Lifese Pty Ltd and two employee organisations namely The Australian Workers’ Union and the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union.
[2] The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement was made during the bridging period 1 as defined in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (the Transitional Act), accordingly, when considering whether to approve the Agreement I have taken into account the provisions of Part 2–4 of Chapter 2 of the Act as modified by Schedule 7 of the Transitional Act.
[3] I have considered the matters contained in the employer declaration and each declaration on behalf of the two employee organisations which will be covered by the Agreement.
[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In accordance with 187(5)(a) of the Act I am satisfied that the employee organisations, taken as a group, are entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.
[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from the first full pay period to commence on or after 18 August 2009 and shall remain in force for a period of 3 years.
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