National Union of Workers

[2019] FWCA 2112

[2019] FWCA 2112

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

National Union of Workers
(AG2018/5605)

COLUMBIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD SINGLE ENTERPRISE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2017 - 2020

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 29 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the Columbia Australia Pty Ltd Single Enterprise Collective Agreement 2017 - 2020.

[1] The National Union of Workers has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Columbia Australia Pty Ltd Single Enterprise Collective Agreement 2017 - 2020 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] 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.

[5] The National Union of Workers being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 29 March 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 5 April 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 June 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A