Metso Minerals (Australia) Limited

[2014] FWCA 7741

[2014] FWCA 7741

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Metso Minerals (Australia) Limited
(AG2014/7578)

METSO MINERALS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED (NEWCASTLE OPERATIONS) UNION COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2014-2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT DRAKE	SYDNEY, 31 OCTOBER 2014

Application for approval of the Metso Minerals (Australia) Limited (Newcastle Operations) Union Collective Agreement 2014 - 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Metso Minerals (Australia) Limited (Newcastle Operations) Union Collective Agreement 2014 - 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Metso Minerals (Australia) Limited. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was not lodged within 14 days after it was made. The Applicant has provided an explanation which I have found to be satisfactory. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b) I consider it fair to extend the time for making this application to 19 September 2014.

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

[4] The National Union of Workers and the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, both being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s54 of the Act, will operate from 7 November 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 March 2017.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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