Rio Tinto Aluminium Limited T/A Rio Tinto Alcan Gove

[2017] FWCA 5903

[2017] FWCA 5903

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Rio Tinto Aluminium Limited T/A Rio Tinto Alcan Gove
(AG2017/3763)

RIO TINTO GOVE ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2017

Aluminium industry
COMMISSIONER MCKINNON	MELBOURNE, 9 NOVEMBER 2017

Application for approval of the Rio Tinto Gove Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Rio Tinto Gove Enterprise Bargaining 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 Rio Tinto Aluminium Limited T/A Rio Tinto Alcan Gove. 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), The Australian Workers’ Union, Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and United Voice 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 16 November 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 15 November 2020.

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Annexure A