Norco Co-Operative Limited

[2017] FWCA 2563

[2017] FWCA 2563

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Norco Co-Operative Limited
(AG2016/7973)

NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED LISMORE FOODS (NSW OPERATIONS) EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2016-2019

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 11 MAY 2017

Application for approval of the Norco Co-operative Limited Lismore Foods (NSW Operations) Employee Collective Agreement 2016-2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Norco Co-operative Limited Lismore Foods (NSW Operations) Employee Collective Agreement 2016-2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Norco Co-Operative Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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, 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 Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union 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. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 18 May 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

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Annexure A