austlii:cth/FWCA/2026/226
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FWCA
2026-02-03
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s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement
Weir Minerals Australia Ltd Trading AS Weir Minerals Australia
WEIR MINERALS AUSTRALIA LTD - ARTARMON ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2026
Application for approval of the Weir Minerals Australia Ltd - Artarmon Enterprise Agreement 2026
[1] This decision concerns an application for approval of the Weir Minerals Australia Ltd - Artarmon Enterprise Agreement 2026 (the Agreement). The application has been made under section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the FW Act) by Weir Minerals Australia Ltd (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement. The Fair Work Commission must approve the Agreement if the requirements in sections 186 and 187 of the FW Act are met.
[2] Based on the material provided, each of the requirements of the FW Act that are relevant to this Agreement are satisfied.
[3] Section 201 of the FW Act requires the approval decision to note certain matters. The only such matter is that the "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) has given the Fair Work Commission a notice under section 183(1) of the FW Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with section 201(2) of the FW Act, I note that the Agreement covers the "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU).
[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the FW Act, it will operate from 10 February 2026. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 10 February 2029.
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