VIP Plastic Packaging Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 4623

[2015] FWCA 4623

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

VIP Plastic Packaging Pty Ltd
(AG2015/3021)

VIP PACKAGING VILLAWOOD AGREEMENT 2014

Manufacturing and associated industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT DRAKE	BRISBANE, 9 JULY 2015

Application for approval of the VIP Packaging Villawood Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the VIP Packaging Villawood Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by VIP Plastic Packaging Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to the application for approval have been met.

[4] The Australian Workers’ Union, the National Union of Workers, and the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, all being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.

[5] On 8 July 2015 an undertaking was provided which is annexed to this decision and marked “Annexure A”.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s54 of the Act, will operate from 16 July 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 October 2018.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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