Adelaide Inspection Services Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 987

[2015] FWCA 987

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Adelaide Inspection Services Pty Ltd
(AG2015/187)

ADELAIDE INSPECTION SERVICES PTY LTD ICHTHYS ONSHORE CONSTRUCTION GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT

Northern Territory
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 19 FEBRUARY 2015

Application for approval of the Adelaide Inspection Services Pty Ltd Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement.

[1] An application pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) was made on 3 February 2015 by Adelaide Inspection Services Pty Ltd for the approval of a Greenfields agreement known as the Adelaide Inspection Services Pty Ltd Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement (“the Agreement”).

[2] Statutory declarations were provided by:

● Mr B Lonnee, Director, Adelaide Inspection Services Pty Ltd;

● Mr S McDine, National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (the “AWU”);

● Mr R Webb, State Secretary of the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (the “AMWU”);

● Mr P Simpson, Divisional Branch Secretary of the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (the “CEPU”); and

● Mr J Ingham, Divisional Branch Assistant Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (the “CFMEU”);

[3] In light of the statutory declarations and in accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the AWU, AMWU, CEPU and the CFMEU, are 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 and that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act.

COMMISSIONER

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