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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
Simplot Australia Pty Ltd T/A Simplot Australia
(AG2015/72)
AMWU, CEPU AND SIMPLOT AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
NATIONAL COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2014 - 2017
Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER BLAIR MELBOURNE, 29 JANUARY 2015
Application for approval of the AMWU, CEPU and Simplot Australia Pty Limited National
Collective Agreement 2014 - 2017.
[1] An application has been made for approval of a single-enterprise agreement known as
the AMWU, CEPU and Simplot Australia Pty Limited National Collective Agreement 2014 -
2017 (the Agreement), pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been
made by Simplot Australia Pty Ltd T/A Simplot Australia (the Applicant).
[2] 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.
[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union”
known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), being the bargaining
representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the
Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement
covers the organisation.
[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing
and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU), being the bargaining representative for the
Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover
them. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the
organisation.
[5] Pursuant to s.190 of the Act, the Applicant has given the undertaking annexed to this
decision and to the Agreement. In accordance with ss. 191(1) and 201(3) of the Act I note that
the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[2015] FWCA 727
DECISION
E AUSTRALIA FairWork Commission
[2015] FWCA 727
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[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from
5 February 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 28 February 2017.
OF THE FAIR WORK K CO MMIS COMMISSIONER SEA
[2015] FWCA 727
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