Metso Australia Limited

[2017] FWCA 6817

[2017] FWCA 6817

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Metso Australia Limited
(AG2017/3859)

METSO (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED TOMAGO COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2017-2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 19 DECEMBER 2017

Application for approval of the Metso (Australia) Limited Tomago Collective Agreement 2017-2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Metso (Australia) Limited Tomago Collective Agreement 2017-2019. (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Metso Australia Limited. 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) AND National Union of Workers being the bargaining representatives for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that wants 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 26 December 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 March 2019.

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