Southern Queensland Exporters Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 413

[2013] FWCA 413

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Southern Queensland Exporters Pty Ltd
(AG2012/12944)

SOUTH QUEENSLAND EXPORTERS PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012

Meat Industry
COMMISSIONER STEEL	ADELAIDE, 18 JANUARY 2013

Application for approval of the Southern Queensland Exporters Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2012.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the South Queensland Exporters Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2012 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] 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.

[3] The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover them. As required by s.201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers that organisation.

[4] Pursuant to s.190 of the Act the employer has provided undertakings in relation to the operation of clause 13.6 of the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(3) of the Act these undertakings will be appended to, and taken to be a term of, the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) of the Act it will operate from 25 January 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 3 December 2016.

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