TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.61J - application for the approval of an enterprise agreement

Maddock Holdings Pty Ltd

and

Persons employed as Part-time or Casual Employees
[TE1351 of 2004]

THE MADDOCK HOLDINGS (PART-TIME OR CASUAL EMPLOYEES)
ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2004

Enterprise Agreement - agreement approved - operative 3/8/04 - 3 years

APPROVAL OF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

[1] This application concerns The Maddock Holdings (Part-time or Casual Employees) Enterprise Agreement 2004. The parties lodged the agreement on 2 July 2004 pursuant to s.61H of the Industrial Relations Act 1984. At the hearing of this matter on 3 August 2004, with the parties' consent, I amended Clause 8 - Remuneration, of the agreement as lodged.

[2] The employer party to the agreement is the agricultural machinery manufacturing business of Maddock Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Agtronix and the general farming business of J V Maddock, 1 Maddock's Road, Kingston, Tasmania. The employee parties the Part-time or Casual Employees.

[3] The agreement will commence operation from 3 August 2004 and remain in force for a period of 3 years.

[4] At the hearing of this matter I waived the necessity for the parties to hold a secret ballot and satisfied myself having regard to the evidence and materials before me, that:-

(a) the agreement contains the matters referred to in s.61E of the Act;

(b) the employees are otherwise covered by an award of the Commission, therefore the minimum conditions of employment set out in s.61F of the Act are not relevant;

(c) pursuant to the provisions of s.61I(2) of the Act, the parties to the agreement satisfied me that they are aware of (i) their entitlements and obligations under the agreement and under Part IVA of the Act; (ii) the changes to existing conditions of employment which will result from the agreement taking effect; and (iii) that they were provided with written statements to that effect at least two weeks before the ballot to approve the agreement;

(d) in terms of s.61J(1)(ca) of the Act, there is no reason to believe that the bargaining process adopted by the parties to the agreement was not appropriate and fair;

(e) in terms of s.61J(1)(d) of the Act, there is no reason to believe the agreement was made under duress; and

(f) in terms of s.61J(1)(f) of the Act, there is no reason to believe the agreement is not fair in all the circumstances.

[5] In the circumstances I approve the agreement pursuant to s.61J(1) of the Act. I hereby notify the parties and the Minister of that approval and, in doing so, inform the parties of their right to withdraw from the agreement under s.61K of the Act, which provides that:-

"(1) A party to an enterprise agreement, within 14 days after receipt of a notice under section 61J, may give written notice to the other parties of the intention to withdraw from the agreement.

(2) A copy of the withdrawal notice is to be lodged with the Enterprise Commissioner within the period referred to in subsection (1).

(3) If the parties to an enterprise agreement (other than the employer) include individuals or an employee committee, notice of withdrawal from the agreement by those parties may only be given if at least 60% of the persons employed in the enterprise in the one or more classes of employment to which the agreement is to apply agree to it."

 

Tim Abey
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr J Evans, as agent for Maddock Holdings Pty Ltd
Messrs I Woolward, S Armstrong, R Walker and T Walker, employees of Maddock Holdings Pty Ltd

Date and place of hearing:
2004
August 3
Hobart