Ricegrowers Limited T/A SunRice, Australian Grain Storage (AGS) and CopRice

[2017] FWCA 5341

[2017] FWCA 5341

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Ricegrowers Limited T/A SunRice, Australian Grain Storage (AGS) and CopRice
(AG2017/3180)

SUNRICE, AGS AND COPRICE EMPLOYEES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017-2020

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 16 OCTOBER 2017

Application for approval of the SunRice, AGS and CopRice Employees Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the SunRice, AGS and CopRice Employees Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Ricegrowers Limited TA SunRice, Australian Grain Storage (AGS) and CopRice. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), National Union of Workers’, 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 they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) and based on the statutory declarations provided by the organisations, I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 16 October and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 23 October 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 April 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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