MHPS Plant Services Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 630

[2016] FWCA 630

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

MHPS Plant Services Pty Ltd

(AG2015/7750)

MHPS PLANT SERVICES PTY LTD NSW HUNTER AND CENTRAL

COAST ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries

COMMISSIONER GREGORY MELBOURNE, 1 FEBRUARY 2016

Application for approval of the MHPS Plant Services Pty Ltd NSW Hunter and Central Coast

Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1]        An application has been made for approval of a greenfields agreement known as the

MHPS Plant Services Pty Ltd NSW Hunter and Central Coast Enterprise Agreement 2015

(Agreement). The application was made by MHPS Plant Services Pty Ltd pursuant to s.185 of

the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).

[2]        This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of section 172(2)(b) of the

Act. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to

this application for approval have been met. In accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am

satisfied that The Australian Workers’ Union and the “Automotive, Food, Metals,

Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing

Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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.

[3]        Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair

Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4]        Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with The Australian

Workers’ Union and the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred

Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and that

the Agreement covers these organisations.
[2016] FWCA 630

[5]        The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from

8 February 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 February 2018.

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