National Union of Workers

[2013] FWCA 2178

[2013] FWCA 2178

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

National Union of Workers
(AG2013/533)

GELPACK ENTERPRISES PTY LTD - NUW- AMWU (PRINTING DIVISION) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012-2013

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER RYAN	MELBOURNE, 10 APRIL 2013

Application for approval of the Gelpack Enterprises Pty Ltd - NUW- AMWU (Printing Division) Enterprise Agreement 2012-2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Gelpack Enterprises Pty Ltd - NUW- AMWU (Printing Division) Enterprise Agreement 2012-2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) and was made by National Union of Workers (NUW). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

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

[3] An undertaking has been given in relation to clause 7.1 of the Agreement and this undertaking has become a term of the Agreement in accordance with s.191(2) of the Act and is appended at Appendix A.

[4] The NUW and the “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. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54(1), will operate from 17 April 2013.The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2013.

COMMISSIONER

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