Wilmar Sugar Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 3488

[2013] FWCA 3488

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Wilmar Sugar Pty Ltd
(AG2013/6661)

SUCROGEN ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013 (PROSERPINE MILL)

Sugar industry
COMMISSIONER SPENCER	BRISBANE, 3 JUNE 2013

Application for approval of the Sucrogen Enterprise Agreement 2013 (Proserpine Mill).

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

[2] The following Unions being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them:

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

[3] In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 10 June 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 December 2015.

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