Stramit Corporation Pty Limited t/a Stramit Building Products

[2016] FWCA 1919

[2016] FWCA 1919

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Stramit Corporation Pty Limited t/a Stramit Building Products
(AG2016/411)

STRAMIT BUILDING PRODUCTS - BRISBANE (QUEENSLAND) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 30 MARCH 2016

Application for approval of the Stramit Building Products - Brisbane (Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Stramit Building Products – Brisbane (Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Stramit Corporation Pty Limited t/a Stramit Building Products. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. A copy of the undertaking is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertaking 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 Agreement contained a minor error at clause 22. Pursuant to s.586(a), I note that reference to Fair Work Australia is to be replaced with Fair Work Commission.

[5] 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 6 April 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2018.

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Annexure A