The Victoria Carpet Company Pty Ltd T/A Victoria Carpets

[2022] FWCA 510

[2022] FWCA 510

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

The Victoria Carpet Company Pty Ltd T/A Victoria Carpets

(AG2022/133)

Victoria Carpets Bendigo – CFMEU – Manufacturing Division Enterprise Agreement 2021

Textile industry
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 15 FEBRUARY 2022

Application for approval of the Victoria Carpets Bendigo - CFMEU - Manufacturing Division Enterprise Agreement 2021.

1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Victoria Carpets Bendigo - CFMEU - Manufacturing Division Enterprise Agreement 2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by The Victoria Carpet Company Pty Ltd T/A Victoria Carpets. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

1. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

1. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU), 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.

1. The Agreement was approved on 15 February 2022 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 22 February 2022. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 August 2024.

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