AG2004/1550, Transcript of Proceedings [2004] AIRCTrans 591 (13 February 2004)

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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

O/N 0105

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL

RELATIONS COMMISSION

DEPUTY PRESIDENT LEARY

AG2004/1550

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION
OF AGREEMENT WITH ORGANISATIONS
OF EMPLOYEES (DIVISION 2)

Application under section 170LJ of the Act
by Brambles Australia Limited and Another
for certification of the Brambles Industrial
Services - Tasmanian Equipment Servicing
Certified Agreement 2003

HOBART

11.30 AM, TUESDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 2004

PN1

THE D.PRESIDENT: This is an application pursuant to section 170LJ of the Workplace Relations Act for certification of an agreement to be known as Brambles Industrial Services, Tasmanian Equipment Servicing Certified Agreement 2003.

PN2

The parties to the agreement are Brambles Industrial Services, an operating division of Brambles Australia Limited, the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, and all employees employed at Burnie, Bell Bay and Hobart depots of the company covered by the classifications found in the agreement, be they members of the union or not.

PN3

Neither of the parties are in attendance, having been advised that the Commission had no queries it wished to raise in respect to the application. Each has provided a fax seeking certification in their absence. As indicated, there are no queries in respect to the agreement and the parties have provided statutory declarations.

PN4

Accordingly, I am satisfied the application meets the requirements of the Act and the agreement can be certified. An order will issue to take effect from today's date and will remain in force until 8 October 2005. The agreement came into effect, I note, from 9 October 2003. That agreement is hereby certified.

ADJOURNED INDEFINITELY [11.34am]