Premier Coal Limited

[2018] FWCA 652

[2018] FWCA 652

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Premier Coal Limited
(AG2017/5498)

PREMIER COAL LIMITED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Coal industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 31 JANUARY 2018

Application for approval of the Premier Coal Limited Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Premier Coal Limited Enterprise 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 Premier Coal Limited. 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 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, and the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) being a 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 these organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 7 February 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 January 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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