Dairy Farmers AMIEU (Newcastle and Northern) Enterprise Agreement 2005 [2006] NSWIRComm 21

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Dairy Farmers AMIEU (Newcastle and Northern) Enterprise Agreement 2005 [2006] NSWIRComm 21

PARTIES: Australian Co-Operative Foods Limited (trading in New South Wales as Dairy Farmers) Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, (Newcastle and Northern Branch)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 6636 of 2005

CORAM: Harrison DP

CATCHWORDS: Application for approval of enterpise agreement - agreement to apply to employees engaged under the Butter, Cheese and Other Dairy Products (Newcastle and Northern) Award 328 IG 1087 - agreement approved with effect from 17 January 2006 to 27 November 2008.

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

HEARING DATES: 17/01/2006

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/02/2006

EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 01/17/2006

APPLICANT Mr P Ludeke LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

RESPONDENT Mr T McLean

JUDGMENT:

- 1 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: HARRISON DP

2 February 2006

Matter No IRC 6636 of 2005

DAIRY FARMERS AUSTRALASIAN MEAT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES' UNION, (NEWCASTLE AND NORTHERN BRANCH) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2005

Application by Australian Co-Operative Foods Limited for approval of enterprise agreement

DECISION

[2006] NSWIRComm 21

1 This is an application by Australian Co-Operative Foods Limited (trading in New South Wales as Dairy Farmers) ('the Employer') seeking approval of an enterprise agreement to apply to employees engaged under the Butter, Cheese and Other Dairy Products (Newcastle and Northern) Award 328 IG 1087.

2 The application was subject to hearing on 17 January 2006. Mr P Ludeke appeared on behalf of the company with Mr T Houston. Mr T McLean appeared on behalf of the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, (Newcastle and Northern Branch) ("the union").