Manildra Harwood Sugars T/A Sunshine Sugar

[2016] FWCA 9195

[2016] FWCA 9195

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Manildra Harwood Sugars T/A Sunshine Sugar
(AG2016/6985)

SUNSHINE SUGAR ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015-2017

Sugar industry
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 22 DECEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the Sunshine Sugar Enterprise Agreement 2015-2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Sunshine Sugar Enterprise Agreement 2015-2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Manildra Harwood Sugars T/As Sunshine Sugar. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b), in all the circumstances I consider it fair to extend the time for making the application to the date it was actually made.

[4] The Australian Workers’ Union, Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, and “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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 the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 29 December 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 July 2017.

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