Rural Press Printing Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 635

[2016] FWCA 635

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

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

Rural Press Printing Pty Limited

(AG2016/2030)

RURAL PRESS PRINTING NORTH RICHMOND ENTERPRISE

AGREEMENT 2016

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COMMISSIONER CAMBRIDGE SYDNEY, 1 FEBRUARY 2016

Application for approval of the Rural Press Printing North Richmond Enterprise Agreement

2016.

[1]        An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the

Rural Press Printing North Richmond 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 (the Employer). The Agreement is a single-enterprise

agreement.

[2]        The application was lodged at Sydney on 6 January 2016. The application included a

Statutory Declaration of Sean Herger made on behalf of the Employer and erroneously dated

6 April 2016 (the Declaration). The Declaration stated that the Agreement was made on 28

December 2015. Therefore the application was lodged within the 14 day time limit

established by subsection 185 (3) of the Act.

[3]        Part 2-4 of the Act includes various procedural requirements that must be satisfied

before the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) can approve of an enterprise agreement.

I have reviewed the contents of the Declaration and I am satisfied that the procedural

requirements of Part 2-4 of the Act have been met.

[4]        The application for approval was listed for Hearing in Chambers before the

Commission on 1 February 2016. I note that the file has included a Statutory Declaration of

Robyn Fortescue made on behalf of the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing

and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union

(AMWU) (the AMWU), as an employee organisation in relation to the application.

[5]        I note that the Agreement contains a flexibility term at clause 9 and a consultation

term at clause 10.
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[6]        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.

[7]        The 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. As required by subsection 201

(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the AMWU.

[8]        The Agreement is approved. In accordance with subsection 54 (1) of the Act it will

operate from 8 February 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement as provided for in

clause 5 of the Agreement, is 1 February 2020.

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