ABI - Civil Contracting Services (NSW) Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 3764

[2019] FWCA 3764

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

ABI - Civil Contracting Services (NSW) Pty Ltd
(AG2019/1449)

ABI - CIVIL CONTRACTING SERVICES (NSW) PTY LTD & ETU SYDNEY CONSTRUCTION GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT 2019

Electrical contracting industry
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 30 MAY 2019

Application for approval of the ABI - Civil Contracting Services (NSW) Pty Ltd & ETU Sydney Construction Greenfields Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a greenfields agreement known as the ABI - Civil Contracting Services (NSW) Pty Ltd & ETU Sydney Construction Greenfields Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made by ABI - Civil Contracting Services (NSW) Pty Ltd pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).

[2] This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of section 172(2)(b) of the Act. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings and a copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. In accordance with s.191(2) of the Act, the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 30 May 2019 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 6 June 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2021.

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Annexure A