Rapid Metal Developments (Australia) Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 9185

[2013] FWCA 9185

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Rapid Metal Developments (Australia) Pty Ltd
(AG2013/11336)

THE AMWU & RAPID METAL DEVELOPMENTS AUSTRALIA (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Manufacturing and associated industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT O'CALLAGHAN	ADELAIDE, 22 NOVEMBER 2013

Application for approval of The AMWU & Rapid Metal Developments Australia (Western Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as The AMWU & Rapid Metal Developments Australia (Western Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Rapid Metal Developments (Australia) Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was not lodged within 14 days after it was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b) of the Act I consider it fair to extend the time for making this application to the actual date of lodgement.

[3] 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.

[4] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 30 November 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2015.

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