Wesbeam Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 3579

[2015] FWCA 3579

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Wesbeam Pty Ltd
(AG2015/1073)

WESBEAM PTY. LTD. ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT (WESTERN AUSTRALIAN) OPERATIONS 2014-2018

Timber and paper products industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 26 MAY 2015

Application for approval of the Wesbeam Pty. Ltd. Enterprise Agreement (Western Australian) Operations 2014 - 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Wesbeam Pty. Ltd. Enterprise Agreement (Western Australian) Operations 2014 - 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Wesbeam Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisations, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 26 May 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 2 June 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 8 October 2018

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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ANNEXURE A