Woodbridge Australia Group Pty Ltd Summary

[2016] FWCA 2034

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Woodbridge Australia Group Pty Ltd

(AG2016/2385)

WOODBRIDGE AUSTRALIA GROUP (SOUTH AUSTRALIA)

ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Vehicle industry

COMMISSIONER LEE

MELBOURNE, 1 APRIL 2016

Application for approval of the Woodbridge Australia Group (South Australia) Enterprise

Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the

Woodbridge Australia Group (South Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement).

The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been

made by Woodbridge Australia Group Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise

agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to

this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Agreement was approved on 1 April 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will

operate from 8 April 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2019.

COMMISSIONER

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Woodbridge Australia Group Pty Ltd applied for approval of the Woodbridge Australia Group (South Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2016, pursuant to section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009. The application was made by Woodbridge Australia Group Pty Ltd, and the agreement in question was a single enterprise agreement. The agreement was to govern the vehicle industry. Commissioner Lee presided over the case in Melbourne on 1 April 2016.

The legal issues that the court was required to decide were whether the agreement met the requirements of sections 186, 187, and 188 of the Act, as they applied to this application for approval. Specifically, the court needed to determine whether the agreement complied with the relevant provisions of the Act and whether it met the necessary criteria for approval.

After reviewing the application and the agreement, Commissioner Lee determined that the agreement met all the requirements of the relevant sections of the Act. The agreement was approved on 1 April 2016 and would come into operation on 8 April 2016, in accordance with section 54 of the Act. The nominal expiry date of the agreement was set for 31 March 2019. The Commissioner's approval marked the formal recognition of the agreement as a legally binding document governing the terms and conditions of employment within the vehicle industry in South Australia.

Woodbridge Australia Group Pty Ltd

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