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procedural. Agreement approved. The BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Limited - Williamstown Maritime Agreement 2013-2016 is approved and will operate from 26 July 2013 with a nominal expiry date of 22 May...
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This is a straightforward procedural decision by the Fair Work Commission approving an enterprise agreement for BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Ltd. The Commissioner was satisfied that all statutory requirements for approval were met, undertakings were properly incorporated, and the unions representing workers were covered by the agreement. The agreement was approved to operate from 26 July 2013 until 22 May 2016.
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[Note: a further decision has been issued in relation to this Agreement - see [2013] FWC 8197 signed 18 October 2013]
s.185 - Enterprise agreement
BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA DEFENCE PTY LIMITED - WILLIAMSTOWN MARITIME AGREEMENT 2013-2016
Application for approval of the BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Limited - Williamstown Maritime Agreement 2013-2016.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Limited - Williamstown Maritime Agreement 2013-2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) and was made by BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.
[3] An undertaking has been given in relation to several clauses of the Agreement and those undertakings have become terms of the Agreement in accordance with s.191(1) of the Act and are appended at Appendix A.
[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, The Australian Workers' Union and the "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU), being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.
[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54(1), will operate from 26 July 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 22 May 2016.
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Agreement approved. The BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Limited - Williamstown Maritime Agreement 2013-2016 is approved and will operate from 26 July 2013 with a nominal expiry date of 22 May 2016.