Acciona Ferrovial Joint Venture

[2015] FWCA 3744

[2015] FWCA 3744

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Acciona Ferrovial Joint Venture
(AG2015/1047)

PACIFICO (AWU) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER RIORDAN	SYDNEY, 2 JUNE 2015

Application for approval of the Pacifico (AWU) Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Pacifico (AWU) Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Acciona Ferrovial Joint Venture (the Applicant) and nominates The Australian Workers’ Union, Newcastle, Central Coast & Northern Regions Branch (AWU) as the relevant Employee Organisation with which the Agreement was made. The Agreement is a greenfields agreement.

[2] 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 particular, I am satisfied that the AWU 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 Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2018.

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