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procedural. The Agreement was approved to operate from 29 October 2013 with a nominal expiry date of 30 September 2016. The Commissioner noted that the Agreement covers the AMWU, CFMEU and AWU.
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This is a routine administrative decision by the Fair Work Commission approving an enterprise agreement between Visy companies and their employees. The agreement covers four Visy sites (Smithfield, Warwick Farm, Dandenong and O'Connor) and includes coverage of three major unions: the AMWU, CFMEU and AWU. The agreement was approved to start on 29 October 2013 and expire on 30 September 2016. The decision contains no substantive legal reasoning beyond confirming that statutory requirements were met.
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s.185 - Enterprise agreement
VISY (SMITHFIELD, WARWICK FARM, DANDENONG, O'CONNOR) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013
Application for approval of the Visy (Smithfield, Warwick Farm, Dandenong, O'Connor) Enterprise Agreement 2013.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Visy (Smithfield, Warwick Farm, Dandenong, O'Connor) Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) and was made by Visy Paper Pty Ltd and Visy Board Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.
[3] The "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU), the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and The Australian Workers' Union, being a bargaining representative 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.
[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54(1), will operate from 29 October 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2016.
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The Agreement was approved to operate from 29 October 2013 with a nominal expiry date of 30 September 2016. The Commissioner noted that the Agreement covers the AMWU, CFMEU and AWU.