austlii:cth/FWCA/2025/4333
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FWCA
2025-12-17
Original judgment source is linked above.
s.185 - Enterprise agreement
BOLWELL CORPORATION PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025
Bolwell Corporation Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2025
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Bolwell Corporation Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Michael Arvanitakis, trading as Bolwell Corporation Pty Ltd (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
[2] The matter was allocated to my Chambers on 8 December 2025.
[3] Pursuant to s.205A(2) of the Act, the workplace delegates' rights term prescribed by the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[4] The "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.
[5] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188, 190, 193 and 193A of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.
[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 7 days after the date of approval of the Agreement. The nominal expiry date is two years from the date of operation, being 24 December 2027.

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