Oldfields Holdings Pty Ltd T/A Oldfields Pty Ltd

[2017] FWCA 3196

[2017] FWCA 3196

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Oldfields Holdings Pty Ltd T/A Oldfields Pty Ltd
(AG2017/1985)

OLDFIELDS PTY LTD, CAMPBELLTOWN AGREEMENT 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER CIRKOVIC	MELBOURNE, 14 JUNE 2017

Application for approval of the Oldfields Pty Ltd, Campbelltown Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Oldfields Pty Ltd, Campbelltown Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Oldfields Holdings Pty Ltd T/A Oldfields 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the National Union of Workers 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 was approved on 14 June 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 21 June 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2020.

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