Omya Australia Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 2474

[2020] FWCA 2474

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Omya Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2020/1058)

OMYA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (GEELONG PLANT) ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 11 MAY 2020

Application for approval of the Omya Australia Pty Ltd (Geelong Plant) Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Omya Australia Pty Ltd (Geelong Plant) Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Omya Australia 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 Agreement lodged contained an error in clause 2. On 8 May 2020, the Applicant filed an amended version of the Agreement correcting this error. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[4] The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) and Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) 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 11 May 2020 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 18 May 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 August 2022.

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