Thales Australia Limited

[2013] FWCA 8005

[2013] FWCA 8005

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Thales Australia Limited
(AG2013/9472)

THALES AUSTRALIA NATIONAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT 2013

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 14 OCTOBER 2013

Application for approval of the Thales Australia National Framework Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Thales Australia National Framework Agreement 2013 (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 ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia, the Australian Workers’ Union, the National Union of Workers’ and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (Electrical Trades Union) being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 21 October 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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