AGC Industries Pty Ltd & Mesei Industrial Co Ltd

[2015] FWCA 1850

[2015] FWCA 1850

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

AGC Industries Pty Ltd & Mesei Industrial Co Ltd
(AG2015/426)

AMJV ICHTHYS ONSHORE CONSTRUCTION GREENFIELDS AGREEMENT

Northern Territory
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 18 MARCH 2015

Application for approval of the AMJV Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement.

[1] An application pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) was made on 3 March 2015 by AGC Industries Pty Ltd & Mesei Industrial Co Ltd for the approval of a Greenfields agreement known as the AMJV Ichthys Onshore Construction Greenfields Agreement (“the Agreement”).

[1] Statutory declarations were provided by:

● Mr Tony Tomich, Group Manager People Capital of AGC Industries Pty Ltd & Mesei Industrial Co Ltd ;

● Mr S McDine, National Secretary of The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU);

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




● 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”); and

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

[1] In light of the statutory declarations and in accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the AWU, CEPU, CFMEU and the AMWU 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.

[2] 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.

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

COMMISSIONER

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