Queensland Alumina Limited

Case

[2023] FWCA 502

17 FEBRUARY 2023


[2023] FWCA 502

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Queensland Alumina Limited

(AG2023/123)

Queensland Alumina Limited Enterprise Agreement 2023

Aluminium industry

COMMISSIONER SPENCER

BRISBANE, 17 FEBRUARY 2023

Application for approval of the Queensland Alumina Limited Enterprise Agreement 2023

  1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Queensland Alumina Limited Enterprise Agreement 2023 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Queensland Alumina Limited (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

  1. Subject to matters that have been addressed by way of an undertaking, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

  1. As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted an undertaking from the employer. In accordance with ss.191(1) and 201(3) of the Act the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertaking is attached to the Agreement.

  1. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), 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 it wants the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

  1. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 24 February 2023. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 January 2027.

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