ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS – approval – ss.180, 185, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – appeal – Full Bench – at first instance the Commission approved the Australian Mining Supplies P/L Enterprise Agreement 2016 (Agreement) – appellant submitted that Commission erred in being satisfied that respondent had taken pre-approval steps set out in s.180(3) of the FW Act – satisfied relevant employees were not advised of time, place or method of actual vote which approved the Agreement at least seven days in advance as required by s.180(3) – s.180(3) requires that employer take ‘all reasonable steps’ to provide required notification – expression ‘all reasonable steps’ [Bluescope Steel Ltd] and failure to take a particular step [Parland] considered – found no evidence that respondent took any steps to notify relevant employees of the time, place and method of vote which actually occurred prior to commencement of access period – held pre-approval step in s.180(3) was not complied with and there was no basis upon which Commission could have been satisfied that requirement for genuine agreement of employees in s.186(2)(a) had been met – Full Bench held Commission had no power to approve Agreement and no power to waive noncompliance with s.180(3) and erred in doing so – permission to appeal granted – appeal upheld – Decision quashed – application for approval of the Agreement dismissed. Appeal by The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union against a decision of Gregory C of 17 January 2017 [[2017] FWCA 322] Re: Australian Mining Supplies Company P/L
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