Orora Packaging Australia Pty Ltd T/A Orora Fibre Packaging

[2017] FWCA 1134

[2017] FWCA 1134

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Orora Packaging Australia Pty Ltd T/A Orora Fibre Packaging
(AG2016/7639)

ORORA FIBRE PACKAGING NATIONAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 28 FEBRUARY 2017

Application for approval of the Orora Fibre Packaging National Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Orora Fibre Packaging National 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 Orora Packaging Australia Pty Ltd T/A Orora Fibre Packaging. 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants 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 7 March 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2019.

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Annexure A