Tully Sugar Limited

[2013] FWCA 6037

[2013] FWCA 6037

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Tully Sugar Limited
(AG2013/8025)

TULLY SUGAR LIMITED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Sugar industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY	BRISBANE, 22 AUGUST 2013

Application for approval of the Tully Sugar Limited Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Tully Sugar Limited Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Tully Sugar Limited. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] 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.

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

[4] On 21 August 2013 undertakings were provided by the Employer. Pursuant to s.190 of the Act, I accept the Employer’s undertakings. In accordance with s.201(3) of the Act I note that a copy of the undertakings is attached to the Agreement and forms part of the Agreement.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 29 August 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2015.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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