Rural Press Printing Pty Limited T/A Fairfax Media Printing & Distribution Canberra

[2016] FWCA 7581

[2016] FWCA 7581

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Rural Press Printing Pty Limited T/A Fairfax Media Printing & Distribution Canberra
(AG2016/5064)

RURAL PRESS PRINTING PTY LIMITED (T/AS FAIRFAX MEDIA PRINTING & DISTRIBUTION CANBERRA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

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COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 20 OCTOBER 2016

Application for approval of the Rural Press Printing Pty Limited (t/as Fairfax Media Printing & Distribution Canberra) Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Rural Press Printing Pty Limited (t/as Fairfax Media Printing & Distribution Canberra) Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Rural Press Printing Pty Limited T/A Fairfax Media Printing & Distribution Canberra. 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 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) 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 27 October 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2020.

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Annexure A