The Australian Workers’ Union

[2021] FWCA 4111

[2021] FWCA 4111

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210—Enterprise agreement

The Australian Workers’ Union
(AG2021/5580)

VETERANS IN CONSTRUCTION & THE AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION AGREEMENT 2019

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MANSINI	MELBOURNE, 15 JULY 2021

Application for variation of the Veterans in Construction & The Australian Workers’ Union Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a variation to the Veterans in Construction & The Australian Workers’ Union Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made by The Australian Workers’ Union pursuant to section 210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The application seeks to vary clause 4.1 to extend the nominal expiry date of the Agreement by 12 months. The variation to the Agreement is attached to this decision as Annexure B.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 210 and 211 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval of a variation have been met.

[4] For completeness, the original Agreement was approved with a written undertaking pursuant to section 190. The undertaking was accepted and the Agreement was approved on 23 December 2019. That undertaking, attached to this Decision as Annexure A, forms part of the Agreement as varied.

[5] The variation is approved and the consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied, is attached as Annexure C to this decision.

[6] In accordance with section 216 of the Act, the variation operates from 15 July 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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