New England Trading Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 1803

[2016] FWCA 1803

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
New England Trading Pty Ltd
(AG2016/2438)
NEW ENGLAND TRADING PTY LIMITED ENTERPRISE
AGREEMENT 2016
Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 22 MARCH 2016

Application for approval of the New England Trading Pty Limited Enterprise Agreement

2016.

[1]        An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the

New England Trading Pty Limited Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The

application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made

by New England Trading Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2]        I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to

this application for approval have been met.

[3]        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.

[4]        The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union”

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

Workers’ Union being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under

s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I

note that the Agreement covers the organisations.
[2016] FWCA 1803

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

29 March 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 March 2019.

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