Fortescue Metals Group Ltd [2013] FWCA 3296 (24 May 2013)

[2013] FWCA 3296

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
(AG2013/6391)

FORTESCUE TEAM MEMBER AGREEMENT 2013

Mining industry
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT HARRISON	SYDNEY, 24 MAY 2013

Application for approval of the Fortescue Team Member Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Fortescue Team Member Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, the "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) and the Australian Workers' Union being bargaining representatives 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 the organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 31 May 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 23 May 2017.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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