OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 1453

[2014] FWCA 1453

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd
(AG2014/279)

ONESTEEL MANUFACTURING PTY LTD NEWCASTLE ROD & BAR AGREEMENT 2013-2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT DRAKE	SYDNEY, 28 FEBRUARY 2014

Application for approval of the OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd Newcastle Rod & Bar Agreement 2013 - 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd Newcastle Rod & Bar Agreement 2013 - 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to the application for approval have been met.

[4] The Australian Workers’ Union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, all being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.

[5] On 27 February 2014 an undertaking was provided which is annexed to this decision and marked “Annexure A”.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s54 of the Act, will operate from 7 March 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2016.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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