Valmet Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 4974

[2014] FWCA 4974

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Valmet Pty Ltd
(AG2014/1797)

VALMET PTY LTD - B9, ORORA BOTANY ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013-2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 24 JULY 2014

Application for approval of the Valmet Pty Ltd - B9, Orora Botany Enterprise Agreement 2013-2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Valmet Pty Ltd - B9, Orora Botany Enterprise Agreement 2013-2016 (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 agreement does not contain a consultation term with the content required by s.205(1) and (1A). Accordingly, in accordance with s.205(2), the model consultation term contained in Schedule 2.3 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the agreement.

[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 31 July 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 December 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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