Western Precast Pty Ltd

Case

[2025] FWCA 2857

26 AUGUST 2025


[2025] FWCA 2857

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Western Precast Pty Ltd

(AG2025/2572)

WESTERN PRECAST PTY LTD AND THE AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION (NSW BRANCH) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025 – 2028

Manufacturing and associated industries

COMMISSIONER P RYAN

SYDNEY, 26 AUGUST 2025

Application for approval of the Western Precast Pty Ltd and The Australian Workers’ Union (NSW Branch) Enterprise Agreement 2025 - 2028

  1. Western Precast Pty Ltd (Employer) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Western Precast Pty Ltd and the Australian Workers’ Union (NSW Branch) Enterprise Agreement 2025 – 2028 (Agreement) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

Section 190 Undertakings

  1. The Employer 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

Sections 186, 187, 188 and 190

  1. Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 of the FW Act are relevant to this application for approval has been met. In coming to this conclusion, I have had regard to the material contained in the application, the accompanying declaration, the responses to issues identified, and the Statement of Principles.[1]

Section 183 Bargaining Representative

  1. The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has given notice under s.183 of the FW Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it.

  1. In accordance with s.201(2), I note that the Agreement covers the AWU.

Approval

  1. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the FW Act, will operate from 2 September 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 29 August 2028.


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Annexure A


[1] Fair Work (Statement of Principles on Genuine Agreement) Instrument 2023.

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