Application for approval of the Cascade Brewery Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2025

[1] Cascade Brewery Company Pty Ltd (the Employer) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Cascade Brewery Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187 and 188, as are relevant to this application for approval, has been met.

[3] Pursuant to s.205A(2) of the FW 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 Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have each given notice under s.183 of the FW Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) (and based on the declaration provided by the organisations), I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 25 February 2026. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2028.

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