Sibelco Australia Limited

[2019] FWCA 1318

[2019] FWCA 1318

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Sibelco Australia Limited
(AG2018/5898)

SIBELCO AUSTRALIA LIMITED GALONG ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Cement and concrete products
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 28 FEBRUARY 2019

Application for approval of the Silbeco Australia Limited Galong Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] Sibelco Australia Limited has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Silbeco Australia Limited Galong Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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, and 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, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Australian 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 28 February 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 7 March 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 February 2023.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A