Nestle Australia Ltd

[2013] FWCA 1249

[2013] FWCA 1249

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Nestle Australia Ltd
(AG2013/315)

NESTLE AUSTRALIA LIMITED TONGALA (MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BOOTH	SYDNEY, 25 FEBRUARY 2013

Application for approval of the Nestle Australia Limited Tongala (Maintenance Employees) Enterprise Agreement 2012.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Nestle Australia Limited Tongala (Maintenance Employees) Enterprise Agreement 2012 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Nestle Australia Ltd. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they seek to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 4 March 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2015.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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